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BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Japan's WTO petition over South Korea shipbuilding signals renewed tensions
Japan has filed fresh dispute proceedings at the World Trade Organization against South Korea over alleged shipbuilding subsidies, a sign that bilateral tensions may be resurfacing after a period of apparent calm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2020
Johnson ready to walk away from EU talks without formal trade deal
Boris Johnson plans to say he's prepared to quit talks over the U.K.'s future trade relationship with the European Union if he doesn't get what he wants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2020
Japan files petition with WTO over South Korean shipbuilding industry measures, report says
Japan has filed a petition against South Korea with the World Trade Organization accusing Seoul of providing excessive aid to the domestic shipbuilding industry, informed sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2020
Japan, U.S., EU propose new WTO subsidy rules
Japan, the United States and the European Union on Tuesday proposed expanding a ban on market-distorting subsidies under World Trade Organization rules, a measure apparently targeted at China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2020
Japanese and U.S. trade chiefs discuss WTO reform
Trade minister Hiroshi Kajiyama and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer exchanged views Monday on reforming the World Trade Organization, which has become largely dysfunctional due to a shortage of members in its appellate body.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2019
Ex-USTR official Wendy Cutler calls on Japan to lead WTO reform
Wendy Cutler, who served as the acting deputy U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama, called on Japan to lead the reform of the World Trade Organization in a recent interview.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019
Amid India steel dispute, U.S. files appeal into WTO system it has broken
The United States on Wednesday fell foul of its own actions that have weakened the World Trade Organization after it filed an appeal in a steel dispute with India, even though WTO adjudicators are no longer able to handle such a case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2019
U.S. seals demise of WTO appeals bench, trade officials say
The fate of the World Trade Organization's top court was effectively sealed on Monday after the United States said it would not back a proposal to allow it to continue, trade officials said, although the WTO chief vowed to find a solution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2019
China to resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, says Trudeau
China will resume imports of Canadian beef and pork, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday, some four months after Beijing blocked shipments amid an escalating diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2019
'We feel hijacked': U.S. duties on French wine are bad news for all, exporters say
The U.S. decision to impose tariffs on French wines will penalize American consumers who will see a sharp rise in prices while severely hurting French producers on their largest export market, exporters said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2019
U.S. widens trade war with tariffs on European planes, cheese and whisky in pushback over aircraft subsidies
The United States on Wednesday said it would slap 10 percent tariffs on European-made Airbus planes and 25 percent duties on French wine, Scotch and Irish whiskeys, and cheese from across the continent as punishment for illegal EU aircraft subsidies.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2019
Japan agrees to WTO consultation with South Korea amid trade dispute
The move effectively locks both countries into the World Trade Organization's painstaking and lengthy dispute settlement process.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2019
WTO discloses South Korea's complaint against Japan
The World Trade Organization has disclosed Seoul's recent complaint against Japan over its tighter controls on exports of three semiconductor materials to South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2019
Airbus, French exporters reel as U.S. tariffs loom in aircraft subsidy row
Shares in Airbus and French luxury goods exporters fell on Monday as the European Union acknowledged it may face U.S. tariffs in a long-running dispute over aircraft subsidies, part of an escalating tit-for-tat trade row.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019
As WTO dispute looms, new trade chief says Japan won't budge in export control row with Seoul
Isshu Sugawara stepped into a ministerial role for the first time amid Japan's worsening relations with its neighbor.
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
Jul 4, 2019
South Korean minister warns of possible countermeasures to Japan's export curbs
South Korea's economic policy chief said Thursday he would not rule out direct countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on exports of high-tech materials to South Korean companies for an extended period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2019
Frustrated with South Korea, Japan greenlights curbs on smartphone and semiconductor supplies
South Korea's economic policy chief said he would not rule out countermeasures against Japan if Tokyo maintains restrictions on the exports for an extended period.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2019
G20 ministers end Tsukuba meet with pledge to seek reform of World Trade Organization
Ministers from the Group of 20 major economies wrapped up a two-day meeting on trade and the digital economy on Sunday with a joint statement pledging to pursue an overhaul of the World Trade Organization.
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2019
G20 ministers agree on guiding principles for using artificial intelligence
The free flow of data, artificial intelligence and reform of the World Trade Organization are high on the agenda of the G20 ministerial meeting.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.

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