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TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017
Lawyers say U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules
A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers have said, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2017
Japan cautiously watching how Trump agitates the trade waters
As Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's administration struggles to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump, local government leaders around the country, many of whom are members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, are expressing caution and concern about what Trump has said and plans to do. They are also reminding...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 30, 2017
Japan breathes new life into regional, non-U.S. trade pact
With U.S. President Donald Trump's formal decision to withdraw from the long controversial American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, attention in the Asia-Pacific region is turning toward making renewed efforts to complete a separate multilateral trade agreement that excludes the U.S. — the...
WORLD / Politics
Jan 29, 2017
Trump's stance on climate threaten to worsen relations with China
President Donald Trump's vow to pull back from climate-change efforts endangers one of the few areas where China and the U.S. have seen eye to eye, exacerbating tensions as he takes on more contentious subjects.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2017
U.S. economic momentum faces wild card in Trump trade policy
The U.S. economy entered 2017 with a solid head of steam, driven by consumer spending and a pickup in business investment. President Donald Trump could add to that momentum — or kill it, if trade tensions keep flaring.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2017
Trump's unpredictability already troubles U.S. friends
President Donald Trump's "America First" rhetoric and confrontational negotiating style have sparked frantic calls to the White House and Congress from diplomats and lobbyists concerned that the United States no longer has their back.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2017
America starts making China great again
By pulling the U.S. out of the TPP, Trump has hurt American business, pulled the rug out from under U.S. allies and damaged American prestige in the most economically critical region in the world.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2017
Abe warms to bilateral trade deal with U.S. but vows to still protect farmers
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday gave the clearest indication yet that Tokyo may accept Washington's departure from the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2017
Abe's Trump dilemma: Getting Japan to buy U.S. cars
As Japan races to preserve U.S. trade ties after President Donald Trump withdrew from a Pacific trade pact, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a dilemma that has plagued Japanese leaders since the 1980s: How to convince his citizens to buy American cars?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 25, 2017
China foreign minister says Beijing wants to manage disputes with Washington
China wants dialogue with the new U.S. administration to manage disputes and promote bilateral relations, but only on the basis of respecting each other's core interests, like the "one China" principle, China's foreign minister said.
BUSINESS / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 24, 2017
With NAFTA under threat, Japanese automakers wary of Trump's trade stance
Business leaders around the world are closely watching the still-evolving policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, wondering how coming changes may affect their operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Ex-economy chief Amari feels Trump misunderstands TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which U.S. President Donald Trump backed his country out of on Monday, is actually the best way to achieve the fair trade in Asia that he promised American voters, former Japanese economy minister Akira Amari has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 23, 2017
Under Trump, Asia 'pivot' security plank may rise from the ashes
With the ascension of Donald Trump to the White House, former U.S. President Barack Obama's "pivot" to Asia appears to have been burned to the ground. Its remains must yet cool, but what may ultimately emerge from the ashes could prove reassuring to Asian allies fearful of an American retreat amid China's...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2017
Trump, now president, pledges to put America first in nationalist speech
Donald Trump took power as the 45th president of the United States on Friday and in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry he pledged to end an "American carnage" of rusted factories and crime.
JAPAN / Politics / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 20, 2017
Echoes of 1980s trade war seen in Trump comments on Japan
As a presidential candidate, Donald Trump surprised and angered many in Japan with comments about how unfair Japan's trade policies were.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 18, 2017
Trump's options for weakening dollar extend far beyond tweeting
Donald Trump may have a point: the dollar is indeed strong. Judging from the Federal Reserve's own trade-weighted dollar index, the U.S. currency is now around 7 percent above its four-decade average.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2017
Xi takes on Trump over protectionism, makes case for Chinese economic leadership
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered a vigorous defense of globalization Tuesday, pushing back against the "America first" rhetoric of incoming U.S. President Donald Trump and signaling Beijing's desire to play a bigger role on the global stage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2017
Trump's emerging Europe policy prompts calls for unity
European governments called for cool heads and tighter unity as they reacted with shock to President-elect Donald Trump's remarks slamming NATO and predicting European Union nations would follow the U.K. out of the bloc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 17, 2017
Xi, unlikely champion for business elites, takes Davos spotlight
When Xi Jinping addresses business elites at Davos, the Chinese president will find himself an unlikely champion of the trade-based global order Donald Trump has derided. His new role could prove to be one of his biggest tests.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2017
Trump Cabinet nominees give Vietnam premier hope for TPP trade pact
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is holding out hope that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that would be a major boost to the export-driven Southeast Asian nation.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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