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TARIFFS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2019
Trump-Abe trade deal helps U.S. farmers and staves off auto tariffs
The pact spells out a small win for Japan and a big win for the U.S. that would slash Tokyo's tariffs on American farm products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2019
Trump and Abe say U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal
The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2019
Japan, U.S. agree to broad outlines of trade deal
Top trade negotiator Toshimitsu Motegi says Japan and the United States have agreed on broad outlines of a trade agreement and if reached it may be inked by the end of September.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
China hits U.S. back with tariffs on soybeans and cars and oil
China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil, with the retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned levies on Chinese imports sending U.S. stock futures tumbling.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2019
U.S. and Mexico reach deal to end tariffs on tomatoes heading north
Mexican tomato producers struck a last-minute agreement with the Trump administration to avert an anti-dumping investigation and end a tariff dispute that has rumbled on for months, government officials said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Apple's Tim Cook worried about losing edge to Samsung with tariffs, Trump says
President Donald Trump said Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook voiced concerns about chief competitor Samsung Electronics getting an edge because its products, unlike Apple's, won't be subject to tariffs when imported by the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
China to counter latest U.S. tariffs, as Trump vows any deal will be struck on America's terms
China on Thursday vowed to counter the latest U.S. tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods but called on the United States to meet it halfway on a potential trade deal, while U.S. President Donald Trump said any pact would have to be on America's terms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Japan regains status as top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys
Japan surpassed China in June as the top holder of U.S. Treasurys after raising its holdings to a nearly three-year high, as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019
Trump bows to economic fears in move to delay China tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to pressure from American businesses and concerns over the economic fallout of his trade war with China, delaying the imposition of new tariffs on a wide variety of consumer products including toys and laptops until December.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2019
Trump shrugs off trade war concerns as China warns of market chaos
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, as Beijing warned that Washington's decision to label it a currency manipulator would lead to chaos in financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan
Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
China hits back at Trump with weaker yuan, halt on crop imports
After trying to placate Donald Trump for more than a year only to face tariffs on virtually all of its shipments to the United States, China is signaling it's ready to play hardball.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Highlighting industry's troubles, Kobe Steel's shares take huge hit
Kobe Steel Ltd. tumbled as much as 13 percent in Tokyo to hit the lowest level in almost seven years after Japan's third-biggest steelmaker swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that full-year profit will collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2019
Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods: Paid by U.S. importers, not by China
With U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday of tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports nearly all goods from the country are set to be subject to U.S. import taxes, which Trump says will generate billions of dollars in revenue from China for the U.S. Treasury.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
Trump resisted Treasury chief's proposal to warn China of new tariffs, tweeting even as they spoke
President Donald Trump ruled out giving Beijing advance notice of his intent to slap a new 10 percent tariff on $300 billion in Chinese goods in an Oval Office meeting before he announced the duties, according to several people familiar with the discussion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2019
U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time since 2008
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday the first interest rate cut since the financial crisis was to "insure against downside risks" but didn't signal the start of a lengthy easing cycle, drawing a sharp rebuke from President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2019
China and U.S. plan next round of trade talks for September
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators have said they plan to meet again in early September, after the latest round of negotiations ended with few signs of concrete progress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Huawei posts 23% sales growth as U.S. sanctions set to bite
Huawei Technologies Co. reported a 23 percent rise in revenue to 401.3 billion yuan (¥6.3 trillion) in the first half as the Chinese telecommunications giant withstood U.S. efforts to curb its business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2019
Beijing says millions of tons of U.S. soy shipped to China in trade consensus
The United States has shipped several million tons of soybeans to China since the two countries' leaders met in June, Chinese state media said on Sunday, an apparent sign of goodwill before trade talks in Shanghai this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2019
U.S. won't give Apple relief on Mac Pro parts from China
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said his administration would not grant Apple Inc. any relief for tariffs on parts made in China for its Mac Pro computer and later added he thought the firm would build a plant in Texas.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
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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