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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2018
Japan and U.S. to 'move rapidly' on trade deal, ambassador says
The United States and Japan will "move rapidly" to get a trade deal under a new framework aimed at intensifying bilateral trade consultations, U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty said, keeping pressure on Tokyo to open up protected markets such as agriculture.
BUSINESS
May 9, 2018
New Japan-U.S. trade dialogue not intended to lead to bilateral pact: Abe
A newly established Japan-U.S. trade dialogue is not intended to constitute preliminary negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2018
Top U.S. trade official says Washington looking to strike bilateral free trade agreement with Tokyo 'at some point'
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer expressed an eagerness to strike a free trade agreement with Japan “at some point” — an arrangement Tokyo has adamantly opposed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 22, 2018
Japan may soften trade stance as U.S. keeps up pressure
Despite calls to resist protectionism and for the United States to rejoin a multilateral trans-Pacific trade pact, Japan is gradually shifting gear to adjust to a trade environment shaken up by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 19, 2018
Japan's multilayered, multilateral strategy
Tokyo has some work to do to convince the region its strategy is not designed to contain China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 19, 2018
Trump and Abe agree to intensify trade talks, but show little progress on metals tariff exemption
Asked for clarification on whether moves to deepen discussions could lead to a bilateral trade deal, neither leader was prepared to give a definitive response.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2018
How hard would it be to change the TPP to Trump's liking?
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week he would reconsider joining the landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement if it were a "substantially better" deal than the one offered to President Barack Obama.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2018
Japan likely to welcome U.S. return to TPP, but time scale and route unclear
President Donald Trump orders his trade negotiators to explore the possibility of restarting talks on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership as trade pressures build between the U.S. and Asia.
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
Apr 3, 2018
Japan aims revamped TPP at reducing reliance on U.S.: former high-level diplomat
Donald Trump’s erratic posture on trade is forcing Japanese policymakers to rethink their reliance on the economic and political alliance with the United States, according to a former high-level diplomat from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2018
Japan approves bills to ratify successor to TPP free trade pact
The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe approved on Tuesday bills to ratify the successor to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, bringing the long-promised multilateral trade pact closer to enforcement and in the process countering rising protectionist moves by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2018
U.S. will take new look at TPP after clearing other trade priorities: Steven Mnuchin
The United States will consider re-entry to the Trans Pacific Partnership once Washington accomplishes its goals on other trading relationships, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said while on an official visit to Chile on Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2018
CPTPP: A victory for reason in trade
The CPTPP is a bold statement in favor a multilateral, rules-based approach to international governance — at a time when other troubling approaches are gaining favor.
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
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2018
11 states, minus U.S., sign TPP in free-trade push in face of protectionist Trump
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership after the pullout of the United States signed the revised trade pact on Thursday, in a show of unity in pushing free trade amid a rising protectionist threat by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018
Will Trump rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Let's hope so
Reentering the trade agreement could make the U.S. a winner.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2018
U.S. amenable to trade talks with Japan and four other TPP members
U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to start market liberalization talks with Japan and four other Trans-Pacific Partnership members that don't already have free trade deals with the United States, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2018
TPP remains largely unchanged in attempt to lure back U.S., Japanese official says
Details released Wednesday reveal that the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries have managed to agree on terms close to the agreement's original form.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2018
Mnuchin says Washington studying possible return to TPP through renegotiation
President Donald Trump's administration is actively discussing the possibility of rejoining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal on condition that the United States renegotiate it to secure better terms, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2018
What now for economic integration in the Asia-Pacific?
However the U.S. under the Trump administration acts, the member nations need to calmly move forward on initiatives to ensure the implementation of the TPP 11.
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Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
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Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
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Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
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