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TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
Turkish lira crash may affect some Japanese companies with operations there
Your next vacation in sun-drenched Turkey may now be a lot cheaper. On the flip side, corporate profits from selling goods locally are dwindling by the day when converted to home currencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2018
Aisin Seiki expects to take ¥40 billion hit if U.S. hikes auto tariffs
Aisin Seiki Co. said Friday it expects to take a hit of ¥30 billion to ¥40 billion if the United States raises tariffs on autos and auto parts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2018
The crisis of the liberal international order
Trump's America is not the only threat to the LIO. Russia and China — and in particular China's geopolitical offensive — are both shaking its foundation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2018
Canada defiant after Saudis freeze new trade over rights criticism, boot ambassador
Canada on Monday refused to back down in its defense of human rights after Saudi Arabia froze new trade and investment and expelled the Canadian ambassador in retaliation for Ottawa's call to free arrested Saudi civil society activists.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2018
The trade war and Japan
In response to the burgeoning trade war, Japan should carry out structural reforms of its economy and take the lead in promoting multinational free trade pacts.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2018
Trump's grand strategy
Not only can the U.S. president not be blamed for America's relative decline, he may actually be set to arrest it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2018
U.S. considering higher tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, sources say
The Trump administration is considering more than doubling its planned tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports, ratcheting up pressure on Beijing to return to the negotiating table, three people familiar with the internal deliberations said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2018
Japan is going global as America looks inward
A new book explores how the country can be a bigger player on the world stage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2018
Wary of China's rise, Pompeo announces U.S. initiatives in emerging Asia
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced $113 million in new technology, energy and infrastructure initiatives in emerging Asia on Monday, at a time when China is pouring billions of dollars in investments into the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 30, 2018
China tempts Britain with free trade deal, says door to U.S. talks open
China offered Britain talks on a post-Brexit free trade deal Monday, reaching out to London as Beijing remains mired in an increasingly bitter trade war with Washington, even as a senior Chinese diplomat reiterated its door remained open for dialogue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2018
Major car exporters said to plan meeting without U.S. on how to respond to Trump tariff threat
Representatives from major car-producing nations are due to meet without the U.S. to discuss possibly coordinating their response to President Donald Trump's threat to impose tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2018
Trump hails growth as one-offs and consumers boost U.S. economy
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in nearly four years in the second quarter as consumers boosted spending and farmers rushed shipments of soybeans to China to beat retaliatory trade tariffs before they took effect in early July.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2018
As China and U.S. slug it out in trade spat, past events suggest relief is ahead for emerging markets
If the past century is any guide, an escalation in tit-for-tat tariffs between the U.S. and China may boost emerging markets.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2018
Rebuild global regime to fight protectionism
Japan should work together with other key economies to rebuild an international regime that is capable of taking coordinated action to address common threats to global growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2018
Mike Pompeo confronts Senate ire over Trump's policies on Russia, trade, North Korea
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo confronted harsh bipartisan questioning at a Senate hearing dominated by lawmakers' ire over President Donald Trump's policies toward Russia and his trade strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018
Xi Jinping and curse of the strong leader
China's president needs to get a grip on the trade war issue before it gets a grip on him.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2018
Protectionism proves that evidence is unpersuasive
Trying to produce prosperity with protectionism is as easy as extracting sunbeams from cucumbers.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2018
Japan has no interest in trade deal with just U.S., top government spokesman says
One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2018
Liberia's biggest palm oil project quits eco-certification body
Liberia's largest palm oil company, Golden Veroleum, has quit a global eco-certification body in response to accusations from a global watchdog that it failed to get consent from communities before expanding onto their lands, the firm said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2018
In Senegal, Xi pledges stronger Sino-African ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
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