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EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2019
Making the most of multilateral free trade deals
Going forward, Japan needs to change its industrial structures in ways that make the most of the expanded business opportunities that these pacts provide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 2, 2018
Abe's art of the deal: What the prime minister won in New York
Japan is at the heart of virtually every effort to write new rules for the global trading system.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2018
Japan has the potential to keep global free trade alive
Japan can possibly go down in history as a nation that played a crucial role in preventing the collapse of the global free trade system.
EDITORIALS
Aug 13, 2018
Adhere to free trade rules in talks with U.S.
The Japan-U.S. trade dialogue should be a venue for constructive efforts to expand trade and investments between the two countries in ways that are compatible with international free trade rules.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2018
Globalization with Chinese characteristics
Trump's 'America First' policy is making space for China to shape international trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 7, 2018
How to make the global economy work for all
A period of unprecedented prosperity is being threatened by a sense that not all benefit from integration.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2018
When a trade agreement represents a global vision
Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018
Japan and the European Union complete trade deal accounting for 30 percent of world's GDP
Abe and top EU leaders signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to counter a rise in global protectionism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2018
Japan to increase number of wheelchair-friendly hotel rooms
The land ministry plans to revise Japan's standards for barrier-free hotels to increase the number of rooms suitable for wheelchair users ahead of the Olympics.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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