Tag - u-s-u-k-trade

 
Menu
Search
 
September 19, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

U S U K TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019
South Korean consumer sentiment lowest since January 2017, BOK index shows
South Koreans are at their gloomiest in more than 2½ years as trade battles and an export slump cast clouds over the economic outlook.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019
Trump keeps Japan auto import tariff threat alive but says none planned 'at this moment'
Japan signaled it wanted to lay to rest the threat of new auto tariffs before agreeing to a final trade deal, after Trump left the possibility open.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2019
Trump sees possible U.S.-EU trade deal that would avert auto tariffs in respite for German carmakers
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks the United States will be able to reach a fair trade agreement with the European Union without imposing threatened tariffs on car imports, offering a potential lifeline to German carmakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2019
Trump says China talks back on as Beijing downplays breakthrough
U.S. President Donald Trump said the prospects for a deal with China are better now than at any time since negotiations began last year, even as a top state-media editor in Beijing questioned his version of events.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 26, 2019
Nikkei tumbles as progress on Japan-U.S. trade pact fails to calm trade war fears
Analysts say markets are reeling and that there are no bullish factors that could reverse the trend immediately.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2019
Trump's warm handshakes in Biarritz mask hard-line approach
On the surface, Donald Trump was on his best behavior: flattering fellow leaders in Biarritz at the Group of Seven summit, tweeting his delight at being there, and even somehow resisting the urge to tweet about a shock visit to this seaside city by Iran's foreign minister.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2019
Trump and Abe say U.S. and Japan have agreed in principle on trade deal
The United States and Japan agreed in principle on Sunday to core elements of a trade deal that U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said they hoped to sign in New York next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2019
At G7 summit, Trump offers Brexit Britain a 'very big' trade deal
U.S. President Donald Trump promised a big trade deal for post-Brexit Britain to Boris Johnson on Sunday and praised the new prime minister as the right man to take Britain out of the European Union.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 25, 2019
Japan calls South Korea's Takeshima military exercises 'unacceptable' as ties continue to sour
Tokyo, calling the drills “unacceptable,” makes a protest about South Korean military exercises Seoul says are intended to “defend” a cluster of rocky islands in the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 25, 2019
Boris Johnson seeks legal advice on closing Parliament early to cement Brexit: Observer
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson asked Attorney General Geoffrey Cox if Parliament can be shut down for five weeks starting early next month, the Observer newspaper reported, citing a leaked email from senior government advisers to an adviser in No. 10 Downing St.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2019
Squabbles erupt as G7 leaders open summit in French resort
Squabbles erupted among G7 nations Saturday as their leaders gathered for an annual summit, exposing sharp differences on global trade tensions, Britain's exit from the EU and how to respond to the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2019
U.K. officials encouraged by Johnson's Brexit talks with Merkel and Macron
Britain is hoping the rest of the European Union falls in behind France and Germany and agrees to work on solving a deadlock over Brexit, with officials sensing a glimmer of hope after meetings this past week, but conscious of the need for a wider consensus in Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 23, 2019
Tokyo-Seoul row hits economies
The escalating feud between South Korea and Japan is heightening concerns about the fallout for global supply chains, financial markets and economic growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
China hits U.S. back with tariffs on soybeans and cars and oil
China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil, with the retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned levies on Chinese imports sending U.S. stock futures tumbling.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after
Smile! It’s ‘Sanrio Time,’ now and ever after

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER