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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2022
Shocks from outbreak of war ripple across one of the world’s busiest trade lanes
Beyond the devastating human toll, the war threatens higher costs for fuel, grain, industrial metals and other raw materials used in Asian-made consumer goods headed for Europe and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 21, 2022
Soaring diesel and gasoline prices are bleeding into global shipping
Much of the price increase in ship fuel has been due to a rally in crude oil, which is used to make most marine fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022
Britain gets approval for next step to join trans-Pacific trade pact
London will be expected to submit its market access offer, such as on tariffs, to members within the next 30 days, Japan's Cabinet Secretariat said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022
How China's willingness to work locally beat out the U.S. to dominate South America
Instead of focusing on national leaders, China and its companies have built relationships from the ground up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2022
World's damaged supply chains brace for painful recovery
Trade channels have become so clogged it could be into 2023 before the worst-hit industries see business remotely as usual — even without a turn in the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022
Canada protest starts to bite as Ford is forced to close engine plant
The blockade of the Ambassador Bridge between the U.S. and Canada by protesters angry over COVID-19 restrictions is in its third day, with no end in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
U.S. trade data reveals shortfall in China's purchases under Trump-administration deal
Goods exports to China fell in December, underscoring Beijing's two-year failure to deliver under the 'Phase 1' trade deal negotiated by the previous U.S. leadership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
How blocking one bridge shut down a quarter of U.S.-Canada trade
The Ambassador Bridge carries about a quarter of the total goods going back and forth between the two countries.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022
Biden moves to soothe allies in China’s shadow with Japan deal
The deal would allow most steel shipments from Japan to to enter tariff-free for the first time since 2018 and would see the countries working together to combat Chinese trade practices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022
U.S. and Japan reach an agreement to remove Trump-era steel tariffs
The new deal will take effect on April 1 and requires Japan to take 'concrete steps' to fight global excess steel manufacturing capacity, largely centered in China.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2022
Taiwan to relax Japan nuclear disaster-related food import ban
Cabinet spokesperson Lo Ping-cheng said the government had decided to make a 'fair adjustment' to its ban, saying that with so many countries lifting restrictions, Taiwan had to follow suit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022
U.S. calls for 'concrete action' from China to meet Phase 1 purchase commitments
The officials said Washington was losing patience with Beijing, which had 'not shown real signs' that it would close the gap in the two-year purchase commitments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2022
A normal supply chain? It’s ‘unlikely’ in 2022.
For those who keep tabs on the global supply chain, the very concept of a return to normalcy has given way to a begrudging acceptance that a new normal may be unfolding.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2022
Ukraine crisis reinforces need for an economic security strategy
The government must balance three competing imperatives: securing a reliable supply of energy, meeting climate goals and ensuring that national security is not compromised.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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