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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2018
With Brexit fiasco hanging over her, Theresa May does things her way, one day at a time
Theresa May sat quietly sipping tea in the corner of a small room at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester last October. The British prime minister had just delivered a speech meant to restore her authority over a ruling party that was sliding in the polls and riven by the country's decision...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2018
Trade barriers will not stop China's rise
China's huge and increasingly affluent domestic market will make exports less vital to growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018
Trade, technology and Xi Jinping's question
We may have reached a turning point in the march of technological progress — and we are navigating it very badly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2018
Economist who fled North Korea says South's plan falls short
South Korea's blueprint for railroad links through North Korea to China and Russia falls well short of Kim Jong Un's vision for developing his impoverished nation, according to a defector who provides economic research to the government in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
China paper calls U.S. warships' passage through Taiwan Strait a 'psychological game'
Chinese state-run media on Monday blasted the U.S. Navy's dispatch of two warships through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, calling the move a "psychological game" as tensions between Washington and Beijing grow over trade and relations with Taipei.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2018
U.S. sends two destroyers through Taiwan Strait amid tensions with China
Two U.S. warships have passed through the Taiwan Strait, the first since July last year, in a move likely to be seen in Beijing as a show of support for Taipei by Washington.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2018
Keep pushing for multilateral free trade pacts
It's significant that progress is being made for multinational free trade arrangements at a time when the global trade order is under threat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018
China issues U.S. travel warning amid trade tensions
China's Embassy in Washington has issued a security advisory to Chinese nationals traveling to the United States, the latest such warning as trade tensions escalate between the two countries.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
China tries to rally Europe in anti-U.S. alliance on trade but finds resistance
China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies at a summit later this month but is facing resistance, European officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2018
Trump threatens action on WTO after reports that he wants to withdraw
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to take action against the World Trade Organization on Monday after media reports said he wanted to withdraw from the global trade regulator.
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2018
Is this the last chance to save the WTO?
The World Trade Organization is teetering on the brink. It's responsible members can't give Donald Trump an excuse to fatally undermining it's authority.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2018
GM says U.S. import tariffs could mean 'smaller' company and fewer jobs
General Motors Co. warned on Friday that higher tariffs on imported vehicles under consideration by the Trump administration could cost jobs and lead to "a smaller GM" while isolating U.S. businesses from the global market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Australia set to pass foreign interference bill amid tensions with China
Australia is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments, a move likely to further stoke tensions with major trading partner China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Britain is underestimating true size of EU divorce bill, U.K. lawmakers say
The British government's estimate of how much it will have to pay the European Union as part of its so-called divorce settlement is at least £10 billion ($13 billion) too low, a committee of lawmakers said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 26, 2018
Trump blasts Harley plan to shift U.S. production to avoid EU tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday slammed Harley-Davidson Inc. after the motorcycle maker said it would move production for European customers overseas to avoid retaliatory tariffs that could cost it up to $100 million per year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2018
Trump tariff threat on European cars escalates global trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a 20 percent tariff on cars imported from the European Union unless the bloc removes import duties and other barriers to U.S. goods, escalating a global trade war the EU warned could endanger $300 billion in commerce.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2018
Peace doesn't pay: How foreign companies have lost a fortune in North Korea
Months before the first summit between the leaders of the two Koreas in 2000, South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Inc. invested $730,000 in Pyongyang's top computer lab. North Korean programmers there would develop online chess games and food recipes for Samsung to sell outside the North.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 20, 2018
As Kim visits China, Xi flaunts trade bargaining chip
As if on cue, Kim Jong Un returned to Beijing on Tuesday in an illustration of how U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats against China could spiral into a broader conflict between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2018
Stocks dive as Trump threatens almost all imports from China and Beijing fires back
China has underestimated President Donald Trump's resolve to move forward with tariffs unless Beijing changes its "predatory" trade practices, a top U.S. trade adviser said on Tuesday, in comments that diminished the chances of a negotiated settlement to a looming trade war between the world's economic...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2018
Japanese exports accelerated in May but surplus with U.S. shrank to smallest since 2013
Indicator rose at the fastest rate in four months thanks to increased shipments of cars, car parts and semiconductor equipment, a sign that global demand is gaining strength.
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.

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