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TOSHIMITSU MOTEGI

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2019
Japan and U.S. kick off first day of trade talks with focus on cutting tariffs on goods
Speaking to reporters after the first day of meetings, Toshimitsu Motegi signaled his opposition to the potential inclusion of a currency provision in any deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2019
Japan and U.S. planning trade talks in mid-April, sources say, with farm sector in spotlight
Japan and the United States plan to hold bilateral trade talks from April 15 to 16 in Washington, sources with knowledge of the plan said Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump pushes for what he calls fair and reciprocal trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2019
Japan may be in recession rather than longest growth phase since the war, key index suggests
It was the index's third consecutive decline, prompting the Cabinet Office to say that it was “signaling a possible turning point.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2019
Taro Aso pledges to keep Japan's economy strong as October's consumption tax hike looms
The trick will be to keep household spending steady.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 21, 2018
Cabinet Office report says Japan's economy remains on recovery track amid solid domestic demand
The economy remains on a recovery track amid increasing domestic demand, though risks including trade tensions warrant caution, the government has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 7, 2018
Taro Aso was top fundraiser in Abe Cabinet in 2017, figures show
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso raised ¥258.17 million in political funds in 2017, the highest amount in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a tally of reports submitted by political parties and groups showed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2018
USTR to hold hearing in December over trade talks with Japan
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative will hold a hearing on Dec. 10 regarding bilateral trade negotiations with Japan that Washington plans to launch in mid-January, according to the Federal Register.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2018
Minister says TPP may come into effect by year-end
The 11-country free trade agreement formerly known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership may take effect by the end of this year, the minister in charge of negotiations, Toshimitsu Motegi, revealed Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2018
Revised TPP should take effect early next year, Japan's point man says
Japan's minister in charge of trade talks said Tuesday that six countries will likely finish the domestic procedures necessary to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership in November, paving the way for the 11-member free trade pact to take effect early next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2018
Japan has no plan to discuss foreign exchange in U.S. trade talks
The minister in charge of trade talks with the United States said Sunday that Japan has no intention of discussing measures to prevent competitive currency devaluations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2018
Japan and U.S. to enter trade talks, deferring higher auto tariffs for now
Abe said he confirmed with Trump that Japan will be exempted from the potential imposition of tariffs on car and auto-part import as long as trade negotiations are underway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2018
Japan and U.S. agree to expanded trade framework ahead of Abe-Trump summit
Japan and the United States agreed on Tuesday to create a framework for expanding trade between the two countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2018
Japan sticks to TPP, U.S. seeks bilateral deal in first round of trade talks
Japan and the United States were at odds Thursday over trade policy, with Tokyo calling for a U.S. return to the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Washington pushing for a bilateral trade deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 9, 2018
Japan and U.S. to focus on auto and farm market access in first round of trade talks
The talks, expected to run through Friday in Washington, come as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to impose additional tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars and parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2018
Japan OK with Britain joining the TPP
Japan will support Britain in joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership accord as both countries seek to promote free and rules-based trade, economy revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2018
Japan-U.S. trade dialogue to start as early as mid-June
Japan and the United States are likely to hold the first round of their new dialogue on trade and investment in mid-June or later, Japan’s minister in charge of the negotiations said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018
Tokyo offers to host TPP negotiators' meeting this summer
Japan is willing to host a meeting between chief negotiators of the newly signed 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact in June or July, a minister responsible the pact said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2018
Trump's steel tariffs seen putting U.S. further away from TPP free trade deal
Washington is pulling farther away from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, but the new deal signed by the TPP 11 leaves the door open.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2018
Free incense sticks cloud future of Japan's economy minister and TPP chief Toshimitsu Motegi
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's point man for a massive Pacific trade pact is defending his job after giving incense sticks to voters, the latest example of how even the whiff of scandal can threaten policymaking in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2018
TPP member nations aim to sign trade pact without U.S. on March 8
Some differences on outstanding issues remain, including a request by Canada regarding cultural protection.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
'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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