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IMPORTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2019
As new free trade pact comes into force, Japan and EU tout deal's benefits
Japan and the European Union on Friday celebrated the entry into force of a free trade agreement between them, with officials from both sides hopeful about the potential business and economic opportunities available in a new marketplace of over 600 million people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2019
Cheaper goods in store as Japan-EU free trade pact enters into force amid U.S.-China tariff war
Japan's economic partnership agreement with the European Union entered into force Friday, creating a free trade area that covers about a third of the world's economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2019
Showa Shell resumes oil imports from Iran after U.S. sanctions waiver
Major crude oil wholesaler Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. has resumed imports of Iranian oil after Tokyo received a temporary waiver in November from reinstated U.S. sanctions, an industry source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2019
Chinese exports in December contracted the most in two years, raising risks for global economy
China's exports unexpectedly fell the most in two years in December, while imports also contracted, pointing to further weakness in the world's second-largest economy in 2019 and deteriorating global demand.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2018
China to restrict imports of scrap steel and aluminum from July
China will restrict imports of scrap steel and aluminum from July 1, the environment ministry said on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 2, 2018
Japan may take Taiwan's Fukushima food import ban to WTO
Japan may take Taiwan's import ban on food products from Fukushima and other prefectures affected by the 2011 nuclear disaster to the World Trade Organization, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 26, 2018
Taipei faces tension in ties with Tokyo after Taiwan passes 'political' referendum to maintain food ban
After voters in Taiwan approved Saturday a referendum to maintain a ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures, imposed after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, concern is stirring about the impact of the result on bilateral relations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2018
Japan logged goods trade deficit in October thanks to surging energy imports
Japan posted a goods trade deficit in October as rising energy costs led imports to rise at the fastest pace in nearly five years, according to government data released Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2018
Government panel recommends lifting age restrictions on imports of U.S. beef to Japan
A research panel with Japan's food safety commission said Thursday that safety will be assured even after the removal of import restrictions on U.S. beef that were imposed to counter mad cow disease.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2018
Japanese business group decries Taiwan's continued ban on Japanese food imports in wake of 3/11
The Japanese business community in Taipei on Friday lamented over Taiwan's continued ban on food imports from five Japanese prefectures imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2018
Japan's representative in Taiwan expresses disappointment over plan to press ahead with referendum on food ban
Japan's de facto ambassador to Taiwan voiced disappointment Wednesday over plans by Taipei to hold a referendum next month on whether to maintain a ban on food products from five Japanese prefectures, which was imposed in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2018
India's aluminum producers increase sales to Japan amid industry shake-up
Indian aluminum producers including Hindalco Industries and Vedanta Ltd. are boosting sales to Japan as U.S. sanctions against Russia's Rusal and import tariffs shake up traditional supply routes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2018
Japan exports rise on growing U.S.-bound shipments amid trade war fears
Export growth accelerated in August in a sign that escalating trade friction between Washington and Beijing has yet to hit Japanese trade.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2018
Japan and Chile eye cooperation over implementation of Trans-Pacific Partnership
Japan and Chile agreed Tuesday to cooperate over the early implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 10, 2018
Japan's April-June GDP upgraded to annualized 3.0% growth
The economy grew at an annual rate of 3.0 percent in the April-June quarter, the fastest pace in more than two years and much faster than initially reported thanks to an upswing in capital expenditure, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2018
Mexico-U.S. deal includes Mexican auto export cap that could hurt Japanese automakers
A proposed U.S.-Mexico trade deal would allow U.S. President Donald Trump to impose punitive tariffs of up to 25 percent on imports of Mexican-made cars, sport utility vehicles and auto parts above certain volumes, auto executives and sources said Tuesday, in a move that could hurt Japanese automakers with operations in Mexico.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2018
U.S. firms warn next China tariffs to cost Americans from cradle to grave
A broad cross-section of U.S. businesses has a message for the Trump administration: new tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese imports will force Americans to pay more for items they use throughout their daily lives, from cradles to coffins.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2018
Japan's current account surplus rose in first half of 2018 on foreign investments
Japan's current account surplus increased in the first half of 2018 thanks to increased returns on foreign investments, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018
Japan's largest sake exporter eyes even larger slice of international market
The new boss of Takara Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest sake-supplier to overseas markets, wants to make the rice-based alcohol as popular as wine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018
Japan, EU, Canada and industry groups oppose proposed U.S. duties on imported cars
The nations say such imports pose no threat to U.S. national security., a claim made by U.S. president Donald Trump.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
A peek inside the brains of ‘super-agers’
For a little more than a decade, scientists have been studying a subset of people they call "super-agers.” These individuals are age 80 and older, but they have the memory ability of a person 20 to 30 years younger.
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.
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.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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