
Commentary / Japan Sep 27, 2018
A Japan-U.S. pact looks like the opposite of free trade
by David Fickling and Anjani Trivedi
Abe can't yield much on agriculture, while U.S. cars face few barriers — and few buyers — in Japan.
A Japan-U.S. pact looks like the opposite of free trade
Abe can't yield much on agriculture, while U.S. cars face few barriers — and few buyers — in Japan.
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.
Tariff troubles and the corporate war chest
By targeting Japan's carmakers, the U.S. leadership is aiming directly at the very heart of the nation's economy.
U.S. and China take trade friction to a new level
U.S.-China trade frictions today are far severer than the Japan-U.S. trade problems of the past, and it will be much harder for Washington and Beijing to bridge their gap.
Lack of compromise delays trans-Pacific trade
American and Japanese officials should take a look at the clock ticking in their Trans-Pacific Partnership talks. Their failure to compromise thus far on key points is affecting the whole region.