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TRADE

BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 28, 2016
China eyes biggest opening for private business in decades
After weak first-quarter investment figures added to concerns about the outlook for China's economy, one of the government's most powerful policymaking bodies commissioned a study of private businesses to discover how to turn it around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 25, 2016
Why gutting NAFTA is unlikely to create U.S. jobs
Both U.S. presidential candidates routinely criticize free-trade deals they blame for the loss of American jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2016
Belgian region's rejection imperils EU-Canada trade deal
The Belgian region of Wallonia rejected new amendments to a planned EU-Canada free trade agreement on Thursday, reaffirming its opposition and so threatening the entire deal, a flagship of European Union trade policy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2016
China is poised to win if the U.S. withdraws
China may offer a poor alternative for global leadership to the U.S., but it's hard not to see it as an increasingly credible one.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2016
Duterte visit to Beijing likely to be heavy on business talks, light on South China Sea
Before he was elected president, Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte promised to use a jet ski to reclaim a disputed reef seized by China. Since taking office in June, he has extended the hand of friendship.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2016
Obama issues executive order, eases restrictions on Cuban cigars, rum
Americans traveling to Cuba will be allowed to bring home more of the communist-ruled island's coveted cigars and rum under new measures announced by the U.S. government Friday to further ease trade, travel and financial restrictions that have been in place for decades.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2016
Japan hoping to pressure U.S. to follow its lead on TPP
Undeterred by vigorous opposition in the U.S. to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Abe administration expressed determination Friday to swiftly ratify the free trade agreement and pressure Washington to follow in its footsteps.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2016
Unknown quantity: How the outcome of the presidential election in November could affect Japan-U.S. relations
"Jesus! Where will it end? How low do you have to stoop in this country to be president?" — Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
Ignorance and prejudice rising
If the world is to continue to benefit from trade liberalization and expansion, more needs to be done to provide transitional relief to workers disadvantaged by globalization.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2016
Japan gets reprieve in international effort to clamp down on ivory trade
A committee meeting at an international conference for animal conservation votes unanimously to ban domestic trade in elephant ivory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2016
Trade deals Trump loves to hate actually have small positives and definite negatives
Over the course of the 2016 presidential election, trade has been thrust into the spotlight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2016
The underground pipeline shaping North Korea's new capitalists
As the United States and other nations grasp for new ways to sanction Pyongyang in response to its latest nuclear test, some North Korean defectors see investment in its rudimentary market economy as a way to foment gradual change from within.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 26, 2016
Luxury carp making comeback outside Japan
The popularity of nishikigoi carp is growing outside Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2016
China, Cuba agree to deepen ties during first visit by a Chinese premier
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met with Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday during a two-day trip to Havana, and the two leaders oversaw the signing of around 30 agreements on economic cooperation in various sectors, Cuban state media reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2016
Tens of thousands protest in Europe against trans-Atlantic trade deals
Tens of thousands of people protested in European cities on Saturday against planned free trade deals with the United States and Canada that they say would undermine democracy and lower food safety, environmental and labor standards.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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