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U S EXPORTS

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 17, 2015
U.S. oil export deal delivers gains for environmental lobby
The spending deal that is set to hand the oil industry a major victory by allowing unfettered exports of U.S. crude for the first time in 40 years also is delivering some major wins for environmentalists who fought that policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2015
Temporary ban placed on exports of some Japanese pond turtles as demand from China soars
Exports of a rare kind of Japanese pond turtle have increased sharply this year, prompting the government to impose partial restrictions on shipments to conserve the species.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2015
China overtakes Japan as Asia's top technology exporter
China has brought to an end Japan's dominance of Asia's high-technology exports, according to the Asian Development Bank.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2015
Japan government releases TPP policy paper in attempt to quell unease
The government sets out how the TPP free trade pact could aid businesses, to address unease in the agriculture and small business sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 11, 2015
Japan's lost decade has lesson for those dreading China slowdown
When Japan's economy downshifted dramatically in the 1990s, the rest of the world managed to do just fine. Now, as China suffers a sustained slowdown, there's a group of economists who say the same may well happen again.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2015
TPP nations agree to abstain from currency wars
The dozen countries that signed the Trans-Pacific Partnership have committed to refraining from competitive currency devaluations and to being transparent about their exchange-rate policies, the U.S. said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2015
Japan OK'd 1,841 defense equipment exports for fiscal 2014 under new rules
Under new rules, Japan will allow arms exports if they contribute to international cooperation and the nation's security interests.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015
Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners
In a gesture to rural supporters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opens a new office to field concerns from fearful farmers and business owners about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2015
Experts hail strength Japan has gained from TPP agreement
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, tentatively brokered late Monday, will become a cornerstone of Tokyo's trade strategy as it tries to expand the scope of free trade zones globally.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2015
From cars to wine, how tariffs will change under TPP
The following is a gist of the main points related to Japan's trade in the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 29, 2015
IMF says Japan's exports flat despite weaker yen
Japanese exports remain flat despite the bonus of a weaker yen, in part because manufacturers are shifting production overseas, the International Monetary Fund said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2015
Japan flying surplus fish across Asia as domestic demand falls
The country that gave the world sushi now finds itself with too much fish.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2015
Tokyo Steel cuts prices as China drives supply glut
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Japan's biggest steel maker from scrap iron, cut all of its monthly contract prices for the first time in almost a year as China's overcapacity hurt its exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2015
Welsh leader uses first visit to Japan to flag increased exports, stronger bilateral ties
Wales First Minister Carwyn Jones says he wants to export more products, especially food and beverages, to Japan and build stronger economic, business and cultural ties between the two nations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2015
Economy shrank 1.2% in second quarter as weak consumption, exports hit GDP
The economy shrank an annualized 1.2 percent in the second quarter of 2015 in inflation-adjusted terms, revised upward from preliminary data but confirming the first decline in three quarters amid weak consumption and exports, government data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2015
Delayed TPP stands to affect Japan's other global trade deals
While Japan's priority is the U.S.-led TPP, it is also in talks on large-scale deals in Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2015
Japan trade deficit shrinks 77% to ¥1.73 trillion
Japan's goods trade deficit in the January to June period shrank 77.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥1.73 trillion ($13.9 billion), due partly to smaller imports on the back of declining crude oil prices, the government said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2015
Russia eases Fukushima-related seafood ban; Taiwan mulls loosening embargo
Russia's farm ministry said it has partially lifted a ban on seafood imports from Japan imposed in the wake of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2015
Japan logs current account surplus for 11th straight month in May
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 11th straight month in May, as declining crude oil prices continued pushing down imports and a weaker yen boosted income from abroad, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 26, 2015
Despite TPA, bumpy road ahead for Pacific trade agenda
Hopes are high that the Trans-Pacific Partnership may finally be worked out thanks to the recent passage in the U.S. Congress of a crucial trade bill. But negotiation sources warn that the ambitious free trade agreement is still hanging in the balance.

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