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U S EXPORTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Highlighting industry's troubles, Kobe Steel's shares take huge hit
Kobe Steel Ltd. tumbled as much as 13 percent in Tokyo to hit the lowest level in almost seven years after Japan's third-biggest steelmaker swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that full-year profit will collapse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2019
South Korea braces for Japan's tighter export restrictions
As Asian markets slid Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he'll impose more tariffs on China, another trade spat between Japan and South Korea is escalating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2019
China and U.S. plan next round of trade talks for September
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators have said they plan to meet again in early September, after the latest round of negotiations ended with few signs of concrete progress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2019
Defying pushback, Japan set to remove South Korea from 'white list' countries
South Korea had been the only Asian nation on Japan's “white list,” from which no entity has ever been removed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2019
Pompeo calls for 'standstill agreement' to give feuding Japan and South Korea time to cool off
A trade dispute between South Korea and Japan is threatening to spiral out of control, and both governments want the White House on their side.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Shares fall as Samsung reveals profit plunge and warns outlook unclear due to Japan export curbs
Samsung Electronics Co. warned Wednesday that Japanese controls on the export of chip-making materials was blurring its outlook and said it would delay a plan to return money to shareholders due to “significant new challenges.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2019
Huawei posts 23% sales growth as U.S. sanctions set to bite
Huawei Technologies Co. reported a 23 percent rise in revenue to 401.3 billion yuan (¥6.3 trillion) in the first half as the Chinese telecommunications giant withstood U.S. efforts to curb its business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2019
Concerned citizens slam Tokyo over downward spiral in ties with South Korea
As ties between Japan and South Korea spiral downward, a group of 75 mostly Japanese citizens worried about the situation criticized the government Friday for being “hostile and counterproductive” and treating South Korea “almost like an enemy.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019
As Japan and South Korea clash at WTO over trade, rest of world reluctant to get involved
Dropping South Korea from Japan's white list will probably affect u00a5630 billion ($5.8 billion) in annual exports of microchip-making equipment, lawmaker Norihiro Nakayama said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019
Trade controls on South Korea to hit exports of Japan's chip-making gear, lawmaker says
Japan's plan to drop South Korea from its "white list" of nations with minimum trade controls will probably hit ¥630 billion ($5.8 billion) in annual exports of microchip-making equipment to its neighbor, a Japanese lawmaker said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019
Bolton says U.S. will not mediate in row between Japan and South Korea
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has told Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono that Washington does not intend to mediate in a dispute between Tokyo and Seoul over wartime labor and trade policy, a Japanese government source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2019
U.S. tech groups warn Japan and South Korea that trade spat threatens global supply chains
U.S. technology companies have urged Japan and South Korea to negotiate a resolution to a dispute that threatens to upend the global supply chain that the world's top electronics brands rely on make their products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2019
South Korea to report Japan's tightening of export controls to WTO
The escalation comes almost three weeks after Japan slapped export controls on three chemical ingredients used by South Korea's globally dominant chip and screen industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2019
Japan keeping wary eye on impact from slowing China economy, white paper says
China's slowdown has already impacted Japanese domestic production and exports to the world's second-largest economy, according to the white paper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2019
Tumbling exports from South Korea signal another bad month for global trade
South Korea's exports, a bellwether for global trade, appear set for an eighth straight monthly decline as trade disputes take a toll on global demand.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
South Korea to unveil plans to ease reliance on Japanese industries
“The government is working on comprehensive plans to reduce the country's dependence on Japan's materials, components and equipment industries and will announce them soon,” South Korea's finance minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
Japan to stress legitimacy of controls on exports to South Korea at World Trade Organization
Japan will send a senior government official to a World Trade Organization general council meeting next week to stress what it says is the legitimate tightening of controls on exports to South Korea of materials used in high-tech device production, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2019
Japan and U.S. eye limited trade deal for agriculture and autos by September: sources
An auto industry official said the deal could involve Japan offering U.S. farmers new access to its market in return for Washington reducing tariffs on certain Japanese auto parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019
Complexity of economic spat comes into focus as Japanese and South Korean officials meet over trade row
Working-level talks between Japanese and South Korean export control officials ran over the intended time frame Friday, highlighting the complexity of the economic spat between the two Asian neighbors in the wake of Tokyo's decision to strengthen export evaluations on three chemicals key to chip and display panel production.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2019
South Korea demands proof from Japan for accusation of export violations
South Korea said on Friday it deeply regrets accusations by some senior Japanese officials that South Korea did not enforce proper export control and Japan must present clear evidence for its assertion.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Japan’s record-low children population weighs on growth
The number of children 14 years old or younger fell for the 43rd straight year to around 14.01 million as of April 1.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
'Monster' Inoue ready to tear down Luis Nery in title defense at Tokyo Dome
Naoya Inoue (left) and Luis Nery following a pre-fight news conference in Yokohama on Saturday, two days ahead of their super bantamweight title fight.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.

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