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U S N FREE TRADE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
Globalization's last gasp
Does Donald Trump's election mean that globalization is dead, or are reports of the process' demise greatly exaggerated?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016
Trump to dump TPP on first day in office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will withdraw his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact on the day he takes office, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016
Japan, Argentina vow to speed up talks on investment pact
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Argentina President Mauricio Macri agreed Monday to speed up negotiations for a bilateral investment accord as part of efforts to strengthen economic ties.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 21, 2016
Abe seeks to improve ties with China ahead of 45th anniversary of normalization
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Xi Jinping have agreed to improve relations ahead of the 45th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2016
Abe tells APEC Tokyo will continue pushing free trade for sake of global growth
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that free trade is a source of global economic growth and Tokyo intends to keep promoting the policy, a Japanese government spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Ruling bloc rams TPP bill through committee
The ruling coalition steamrolls a TPP ratification bill through the Lower House Trans-Pacific Partnership panel, infuriating opposition lawmakers and sparking chaos in the Diet.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2016
Asia trade chiefs to hold trilateral meet in Tokyo, discuss FTA
The trade chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea will hold a meeting in Tokyo Saturday and are expected to agree to further promote free trade, trade minister Hiroshige Seko said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2016
EU leaders to call for trade deal with Japan by end of year
European Union leaders plan to call for accelerated negotiations to reach a free trade agreement with Japan "by the end of the year" when they meet this week, according to a draft statement seen by Kyodo News.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
Ignorance and prejudice rising
If the world is to continue to benefit from trade liberalization and expansion, more needs to be done to provide transitional relief to workers disadvantaged by globalization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2016
TPP deal is down but not out
There's certainly a path to ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, but it's an extremely narrow path and there's almost no room for error.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016
Free trade losing its luster
The years since 2005 have shown globalization to be a double-edged sword.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2016
Only globalization can bring lasting prosperity
No country can deliver long-term prosperity to its people on its own. Closer international cooperation and economic integration is the only way forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2016
EU-Japan FTA deal hinges on Tokyo's political will: EU commissioner
The European Union's agriculture commissioner, Phil Hogan, says a successfully concluded free trade agreement this year between the 28-nation bloc and Japan will depend on the political will of the Japanese government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2016
Abe ready to set aside TPP ratification for now to preserve standing in polls
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe instructs the ruling coalition not to “forcibly” proceed with TPP deliberations for fear of a voter backlash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2016
Japanese lawmakers lock horns over TPP
Kicking off Diet deliberations on ratifying the pact, the ruling and opposition parties lock horns over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2016
Pacific trade deal cannot be renegotiated, says senior Japanese official
A senior Japanese trade negotiator said on Wednesday that it would be impossible to renegotiate a sweeping Pacific trade agreement, as some U.S. presidential candidates have proposed, without destroying it.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2016
EU may downgrade summit with Japan as trade talks stall
The annual high-level conference between Japan and the European Union could be downgraded to an informal dialogue, as the bloc is frustrated at the slow progress of free-trade talks between the two sides, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2016
Free trade with China wasn't a great idea for U.S.
Free trade with China has caused severe and permanent harm to many American workers.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2016
Japan to promote convenience stores abroad under TPP deal
Japanese authorities will help convenience store operators and other retailers tap into overseas markets under a newly agreed Pacific free trade pact, participants of a government-business council meeting said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2015
TPP nations arranging to sign free-trade deal in early February
Japan, the United States and 10 other nations that reached a broad agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact in October are arranging to sign the deal in early February, an official from one of the nations has said.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores
By Alex K.T. Martin

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