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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2016
Tokyo stationery fair draws crowds eager to see latest in school, corporate supplies
Crowds of representatives from home improvement centers, supermarkets and other stores flocked to Japan's largest stationery and office products fair on Thursday to take in the latest innovations in work supplies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2016
Who's really to blame for Brexit
Mismanagement of globalization by the world's leadership class has led to Brexit and may elect Donald Trump.
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2016
A new threat to the WTO
The U.S. launches a potentially dangerous challenge to the reappointment of a World Trade Organization judge.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2016
Trans-Pacific shell game
While the Trans-Pacific Partnership might help the U.S. advance its goal of containing China's influence in the Asia-Pacific region, the economic case is not nearly as strong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 4, 2016
Illegal poaching, logging and mining worth up to $258 billion: report
Illegal logging, mining, poaching and other environmentally destructive trade earned criminal gangs up to $258 billion last year, the United Nations said in a report published on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2016
U.S. trade chief hoping for TPP approval despite negative rhetoric
The top U.S. trade official is not losing hope for congressional approval of a sweeping pan-Pacific free trade agreement this year despite strong anti-trade rhetoric in the U.S. presidential campaign that may be influencing reluctant lawmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2016
U.S. eases some Myanmar sanctions to push reforms but keeps most economic curbs in place
The United States eased some sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday to support ongoing political reforms, but maintained most of its economic restrictions in an effort to punish those Washington sees as hampering the country's newly elected government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2016
Obama's 'pivot' to Asia staggers as trade deal stalls, China rises
With two rows of sailors standing behind him, President Barack Obama strode along Manila Harbor last November to inspect an aging U.S. Coast Guard cutter that is now the pride of the Philippine Navy.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2016
G-7 environment meeting in Toyama kicks off with call to action
Environment ministers and representatives from Group of Seven nations began a two-day meeting Sunday, with host and chair Japan calling for "concrete action" to implement the landmark climate deal reached in Paris last year.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2016
Protectionism on the rise
Protectionist forces seem everywhere to be on the rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2016
Paying for a can of peaches shows North Korean currency escaping regime's grip
For a country that trumpets the success of its economic system and the power of its local currency, it is very difficult as a foreigner in North Korea to buy anything with it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2016
EU, U.S. call Greenpeace 'flatly wrong' on points group reveals in secret trade deal papers
A sweeping free trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and the United States would lower food safety and environmental standards, Greenpeace said on Monday, citing confidential documents from the talks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2016
Canberra all but rules out Japan sub bid: report
Canberra has all but eliminated the much-hyped Japanese bid to build the country's 50 billion Australian dollar fleet of new submarines, a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2016
China wants ships to use faster Arctic route opened by global warming
China will encourage ships flying its flag to take the Northwest Passage via the Arctic Ocean, a route opened up by global warming, to cut travel times between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, a state-run newspaper said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2016
Beijing urges 'discretion' over South China Sea as New Zealand leader Key visits
China has urged New Zealand Prime Minister John Key to exercise "discretion" during his visit to China that started Sunday — an apparent attempt by Beijing to wield its considerable economic leverage in its dispute over the contested South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2016
Iran asks EU to pressure U.S. to get access to WTO
Iran, seeking European leverage to secure better terms from the United States following last year's nuclear deal, asked the European Union to put pressure on Washington to let it into the global financial system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2016
Chinese economy posts weakest growth since 2009, but signs of recovery emerge
China's economy grew at its slowest pace in seven years in the first quarter, but indicators from the consumer, investment and factory sectors point to nascent signs that the slowdown in the world's second-largest economy may be bottoming out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2016
Kerry defends TPP, hints candidates playing to Americans' trade fears
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry defended a 12-nation Pacific trade agreement on Tuesday against what he suggested was fear-mongering by the leading U.S. presidential candidates.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to call for peaceful resolution to territorial disputes
In a statement to be issued after the two-day meeting, the ministers are expected to say stakeholders should abide by international court decisions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2016
Trade realities take a beating in U.S. politics
In this bitter U.S. presidential campaign, one area of agreement unites the major candidates: they're all against big trade deals.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

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