U.S.-Japan trade

Business | ANALYSIS Sep 27, 2018

Japan-U.S. trade talks may be less of a concession than they appear

by Reiji Yoshida and Cory Baird

At a glance, it may appear U.S. President Donald Trump has scored a significant victory after his latest talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York. After taking a defensive posture on trade since Trump was inaugurated in 2016, Abe has finally agreed to ...

National / Politics Jan 12, 2017

After Trump remark, Suga calls Japanese firms in U.S. 'good corporate citizens'

by Reiji Yoshida

Accumulated direct investment by Japanese firms has totaled $411 billion, and about 840,000 people have been employed, the top government spokesman said.

Commentary / Japan | THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK Jun 24, 2013

Going with the flow in the trade office for Japan

by Hiroaki Sato

There are some things to say as one leaves the New York office of Japan's JETRO, having worked amid the ebb and flow of trade for 44 years.