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PROTECTIONISM 2

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Globalism versus populism
Whether or not this year will prove to be a turning point in history will soon become clear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2017
Where power now really lies
Don't write off the powerful forces of globalization.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2017
Former envoys urge Asia to go ahead with regional trade deal without U.S.
Asian countries should pursue a Pacific trade pact even after the U.S. walked away, and its standards should be incorporated into other regional deals, argues a report authored by half a dozen former trade envoys.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Feb 21, 2017
How Trump's plans might deal a blow to Japanese firms
If Trump tries to realign the global structure of manufacturing industries that have become heavily concentrated in Asia, Japanese firms will be hit hard.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2017
Trump vs. loose economics
Trade liberalization is a worthy goal. But it should come about through carefully crafted bilateral deals rather than blunderbuss multilateral agreements.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2017
Untested Trump seen as threat to EU like Russia, China, radical Islam, stirs German protectionism fears
Donald Trump has joined Russia, China and radical Islam as a threat to the European Union, EU leaders were told on Tuesday by the man chairing a summit where they will debate relations with the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2017
Trump taps Reagan ex-official Lighthizer as trade chief
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday he will nominate former trade official Robert Lighthizer as the next U.S. trade representative.
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2016
Political upheavals around world may herald trouble for mega-deals in 2017
As companies brace for the impact of 2016's political shocks and looming elections next year, global appetite for mega-mergers may slow amid the prospect of increased protectionism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2016
Defining national interest
The election of Donald Trump should be worrying for anyone who advocates cooperation over confrontation and adherence to international law and international agreements.
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2016
TPP appears dead with Trump heading to White House
The president-elect's mantra of “America first” is likely a death knell for the Pacific trade pact's chances of clearing Congress.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2016
The ill effects of creeping protectionism
As the experience in the 1930s showed, the easiest way to derail an already-feeble global economic recovery is to unleash a protectionist trade war.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2014
Japan, U.S. resume series of talks on farm tariffs, autos
Officials from Japan and the United States resumed a series of meetings Monday to discuss tariffs on agriculture produce under the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, as well as the bilateral trade of cars.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2013
10-year tariff cut offered; 'sacred' items excluded
Japan has proposed to lift tariffs on all items aside from its five "sacred" farm products within 10 years, according to sources involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2013
10 TPP members urge Japan to abolish all tariffs
All other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations except the United States are urging Japan to abolish tariffs on all products, including rice, sources said Friday.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
'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.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
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.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
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.

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