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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kenyan President William Ruto attend a welcome ceremony at The Great Hall of The People on April 24 in Beijing.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2025
Xi is trying to turn world against U.S. as Trump cuts deals
Chinese officials are racing to turn foreign governments against the U.S.
Industrial production dropped 1.1% in March compared with the previous month, according to the industry ministry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 30, 2025
Japan's factory output falls in sign of frailty before tariffs
Industrial production dropped 1.1% in March compared with the previous month, the industry ministry reported Wednesday. Economists had forecast a 0.4% drop.
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the media upon arriving at his office on Parliament Hill on Tuesday in Ottawa. Carney pledged Tuesday to beat the United States in Donald Trump's trade war after winning Canada's election and leading his Liberal Party to another term in power.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2025
Carney’s plan to manage Trump: Keep calm, find new friends
Carney assured anxious voters that the country could not just survive the trade war — but win it.
U.S. President Donald Trump at his 100th day rally in Michigan on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2025
Trump bashes Powell and touts tariffs at rally marking 100 days
The president’s denunciation came even though earlier this month he said he did not plan to fire the central bank chief.
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick listens to U.S. President Donald Trump speak during an event to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 23.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 30, 2025
Trump eases auto tariff burden as Lutnick touts foreign trade deal
A group representing Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai and nine other foreign automakers said Trump's order provided some relief but that "more must be done."
The Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion was issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce a week before the end of the Biden administration. The Trump administration is now trying to alter it.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 30, 2025
Trump officials eye changes to Biden's AI chip export rule
Removing the tier system could open the door to using U.S. chips as an even more powerful negotiating tool in trade talks.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
At BRICS meeting, China vows to stand firm against ‘bully’ Trump
On Tuesday, China’s Foreign Minister warned BRICS nations not to cave to U.S. tariffs, urging resistance to pressure amid growing trade tensions.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend the Group of 20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires in December 2018. Instead of appeasing dictators and shredding alliances, the U.S. should beef up its network of partners. Alone, it won’t emerge victorious from the rivalry with Beijing.  
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2025
How to make America truly 'great again'
Instead of trying to go it alone, Washington should fix its internal problems and build up its external alliances if it wants to come out on top of the competition with China.
Hiroshi Moriyama (left), secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets with Zhao Leji, the third-ranking official of the Chinese Communist Party, in Beijing on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
LDP’s Moriyama pushes for concrete results on China’s seafood import ban
China offered no specific promises, instead emphasizing the stability of Japan-China relations at a time of great international volatility.
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Many nations are looking to negotiate with the U.S. over the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs, which could undermine security in the region.
U.S. President Donald Trump faces the enormous challenge of implementing the cavalcade of executive orders he has enacted.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
‘Welcome to the Thunderdome’: Inside the dizzying start of Trump 2.0
The administration's breakneck speed is both one of the administration’s most effective tools and most glaring vulnerabilities.
A view shows the BRICS Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2025
BRICS meeting in Brazil discusses Ukraine, Gaza and Trump's trade war
Ministers from the bloc — which has traditionally been cautious in comments about the Ukraine war — met to hone their agenda ahead of a leaders' summit in July.
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2025
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Planes are classified as "used” once they’re flown for any reason other than testing and delivery, and then tariffs usually don’t apply.
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 29, 2025
After 100 days under Trump, investors reassess the allure of 'brand USA'
The market has seen significant rallies fueled in part by trade negotiation optimism, but investors remain concerned about the longevity and strength of any bounce-back.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (center) welcomes Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the Government Office in Hanoi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2025
Ishiba pledges deeper economic ties with Vietnam as Trump tariffs bite
Both countries face unprecedented economic turmoil as a result of the U.S. tariffs and are seeking ways to mitigate potential damage.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office on Wednesday. His push for quick wins through tariffs and other measures is risking trade turmoil with key allies like Japan.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 28, 2025
Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?
Washington’s policies are treading and often crossing a fine line between political jostling and economic strategizing.
Jera, the world's biggest liquefied natural gas buyer, sees U.S. President Donald Trump's pet project in Alaska one of the promising procurement sources.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2025
Japan’s top gas buyer mulls procuring LNG from Alaska export project
"We see Alaska as one of the promising procurement sources,” Naohiro Maekawa, an executive officer at Jera, said at a news conference on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington, in April.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2025
Trump’s polls decline near 100-day mark, raising tax-plan stakes
Polls show that voters perceive Trump to be falling short on his core campaign promise to strengthen the economy.
A Wall Street sign near the New York Stock Exchange on April 21
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2025
Trump promised a markets boom. 100 days in, stocks have only seen damage.
The S&P 500 Index is down about 8% since his inauguration and on track for its worst run during a president’s first 100 days since Gerald Ford.
Digital screens at Piccadilly Circus display an advertisement for the Jaguar Type 00 concept car in London on Dec. 5, 2024.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2025
Advertising giants brace for tariff-induced cuts to ad spending
The car industry, one of the sectors most vulnerable to a trade war, is likely to lead the way in curtailing ad spend.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
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