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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2018
A year on, Trump's rejection of the TPP is still a disaster
Rarely has the U.S. embraced a policy that, in contrast to the supporting rhetoric, is so contrary to its own interests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2018
Trump's first State of the Union speech rehashes stances, reveals few new details on North Korea, trade
In his first State of the Union address, U.S. President Donald Trump branded the North Korean regime "depraved" and touted his pushback against "unfair trade deals," but had little new to say beyond rehashed statements about two key issues allied Japan continues to grapple with.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2018
Did a fear of 'losing out' push Trump to alter his stance on the TPP trade deal?
One of the first actions U.S. President Donald Trump took after being sworn in on Jan. 20 last year was to "permanently withdraw" the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, then a 12-nation free trade agreement that he blasted as costing American jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
Trump says U.S. would consider rejoining TPP if the terms are improved
U.S. President Donald Trump says he might rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership if the United States can strike a “substantially better” deal on the free trade pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 24, 2018
Tokyo's success in bringing Pacific trade deal back to life marks challenge for Beijing, analysts say
The adjusted TPP deal marks a victory for Japan's diplomacy and will establish a strong foothold for member nations in trade negotiations with states preferring less liberalized trade.
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 Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2018
In Tokyo meeting, officials forge ahead with TPP even as Canada wavers
The chief negotiators of the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership met Monday in Tokyo to work on getting the free trade pact signed without the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2018
TPP sows fear in Japan's agriculture industry
As the resurrected TPP moves forward, consumer groups and farmers fear the effects.
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2018
Britain looks to join Pacific trade deal after Brexit: Financial Times
The United Kingdom is interested in joining the latest version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc after it leaves the European Union, the Financial Times newspaper said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2017
2017 didn't see a trade war but flashpoints remain
The trade war didn't happen in 2017. But prepare for a few skirmishes this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2017
The top business news stories of 2017
The Japan Times newsroom selected these economy and technology stories as the most important of 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 21, 2017
Government estimates new TPP and EU trade deals will boost Japan's GDP by ¥13 trillion
Japan's recently sealed free trade pacts with 10 Pacific Rim countries and with the European Union will increase real gross domestic product by an estimated ¥13 trillion ($114 billion), the government said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2017
Japan's farm output to take ¥150 billion hit after new Pacific trade deal's effects kick in: estimates
Japan's agricultural, forestry and fisheries output will suffer by up to ¥150 billion ($1.3 billion) once the effects of an 11-member Pacific Rim free trade agreement kick in, according to government estimates obtained by Kyodo News on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 17, 2017
Former Trump strategist Steve Bannon praises Abe's nationalist agenda
Visiting ex-White House chief strategist Steve Bannon lauds Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for trying to infuse Japan with nationalism but blasts the “running dogs” in mainstream media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2017
Canada tries to mend ties with Japan after trade pact standoff
Canada is trying to patch up frayed relations with the Japanese government after holding out on signing a major Pacific Rim trade deal championed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2017
Government will take steps to help farmers after Japan-EU free trade accord is implemented
The government says it will take measures to bolster the cheese, pork, beef and other industries once a Japan-EU trade agreement ushers in fresh competition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017
Trump gets the trade problems wrong
Embracing protectionist policies won't solve America's trade problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2017
Japan urges TPP 11 to sign trade pact before domestic elections interfere
Nations working to salvage a mammoth Pacific Rim trade pact that the U.S. abandoned need to move forward before electoral politics get in the way, according to Japan's chief negotiator.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2017
Agreeing on RCEP — China's favorite trade deal — set to drag into 2018
After talks aimed at wrapping up the Trans-Pacific Partnership almost collapsed in acrimony in Vietnam last week, ministers are now warning that a rival Asian pact should also focus on quality over speed.
EDITORIALS
Nov 13, 2017
What policies the TPP 11 should pursue
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership should not be content with launching the free trade pact among themselves.
'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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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