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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2018
Trump suggests trade battle with Japan, Wall Street Journal column says
U.S. President Donald Trump suggests during a newspaper interview that he will take on Japan next in his fight to cut trade deficits with his nation's trading partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2018
Japan and China agree to bolster economic cooperation amid concerns over trade war with U.S.
The finance ministers of Japan and China agreed Friday to bolster economic cooperation, with concern growing that an escalating trade war waged by U.S. President Donald Trump will continue to rattle global financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018
China and Japan slowly learning to cooperate in the age of Trump
Finance Minister Taro Aso will travel to Beijing later this week for a meeting with Chinese counterpart Liu Kun that is likely to demonstrate the improving relationship between the world's second- and third-largest economies.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2018
Japanese and Chinese finance chiefs to hold talks next week on reinforcing financial ties
The finance ministers of Japan and China will meet on Aug. 31 in Beijing to discuss strengthening financial cooperation, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
Japan's Finance Ministry names new leadership, ending monthslong vacuum following scandals
The Finance Ministry on Friday named its new top bureaucrat and tax collecting chief, resolving a leadership vacuum that had dragged on for months after a string of resignations over scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018
G20 finance chiefs share concerns over escalating trade friction
Group of 20 finance leaders share their concerns over escalating global trade friction stemming from U.S. protectionist measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2018
In media jab, beleaguered Finance Minister Taro Aso ties lack of young newspaper readers to LDP's 'popularity'
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso raised eyebrows Sunday by suggesting that the Liberal Democratic Party is popular with young voters because they are less inclined to read newspapers than older Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2018
G-7 finance chiefs blast U.S. tariffs move, call for resolution by leaders at Quebec summit
Finance leaders of the closest U.S. allies vented anger over the Trump administration's metal import tariffs on Saturday, ending a three-day meeting with a stern rebuke of Washington and setting up a heated fight at a Group of Seven (G-7) summit this week in Quebec.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2018
Japan may file WTO challenge against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs: Aso
With Canada filing and the European Union close behind, Finance Minister Taro Aso hints Japan may join their march to the World Trade Organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2018
Aso appears to mock Kim Jong Un's official plane ahead of planned U.S.-North Korea summit
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso on Wednesday commented on the planned summit between Washington and Pyongyang with a comment appearing to ridicule an aged airplane used by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2018
Support rate for Abe Cabinet rises to 38.9% despite scandals
Increase comes despite public ire over allegations of cronyism leveled at the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 11, 2018
Taro Aso's remarks on harassment spark criticism again
Finance Minister Taro Aso came under fire again on Friday for a comment during a Diet session that suggests a belittling attitude toward sexual harassment, saying his ministry's former top bureaucrat might have fallen into a trap by a female reporter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2018
Taro Aso repeats comment on alleged sexual harassment that sparked nationwide protest one day earlier
“There is no such thing as a sexual harassment charge,” the 77-year-old former prime minister said at a regular news conference.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2018
Japan to promote U.S. natural gas exports to Asia
The Japanese government said it will promote the exports of U.S. liquefied natural gas to Asian countries to help slash Washington's trade deficit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2018
Top Finance Ministry bureaucrat formally resigns over sexual harassment claims as opposition parties call for punishment
As the ministry's probe continues, opposition parties take issue with the government's decision to accept Junichi Fukuda's resignation without immediately reprimanding him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2018
G-20 finance chiefs wary of trade friction but short on solutions
The Group of 20 finance chiefs and central bankers conclude their annual meetings in Washington united against trade wars but baffled on how to prevent them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 20, 2018
On sex harassment complaint, Finance Minister Taro Aso objects to font size
When asked about a complaint from a Japanese TV station that the most senior official at his ministry sexually harassed a reporter, Finance Minister Taro Aso said the font used on the complaint letter was too small.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2018
Abe's best chance for survival as LDP chief lies in his diplomatic skills
The passage of a record-high 2018 spending budget brings to closure a first half year in the Diet that saw the prime minister's approval rating nosedive.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Mar 17, 2018
Moritomo scandal threatens Osaka leaders too
"A man once thoroughly endued with these three qualities of lying, impudence, and ingratitude will, I believe, scarce want any other titles to preferment and grandeur." — Henry Fielding, from a satirical article on the traits of successful politicians, 1740
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2018
Brooklyn sale by Kushner family firm, at 60% premium, linked to NTT — one-third owned by Japan's government
Two months after Jared Kushner joined the White House as a senior adviser, his family firm sold a stake in a Brooklyn building to a unit of a company whose largest shareholder is the government of Japan.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Japan pharma startup developing world-first drug to grow new teeth
A new tooth is seen in a ferret's mouth after it was administered a drug to stimulate the growth of tooth buds.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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