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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2017
In statement to WTO, U.S. urges Japan to further open up auto, farm markets
The U.S. said Tokyo should “take new, bold steps” to remove regulations and nontariff barriers to trade, hinting at possible priorities for president Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017
Lawyers say U.S. tax plan would break WTO rules
A proposed U.S. corporate tax reform would almost certainly contravene international trade rules if implemented, lawyers have said, risking the biggest dispute in the history of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
EDITORIALS
Jun 8, 2016
A new threat to the WTO
The U.S. launches a potentially dangerous challenge to the reappointment of a World Trade Organization judge.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2015
WTO backs agricultural reforms, split on Doha
At a ministerial conference in Nairobi where rich and poor countries were split over trade reform, the World Trade Organization reaches deals on agricultural export subsidies and food aid.
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2015
Japan offers broader railway access in trade talks with EU
Japan has offered European companies broader access to its railway market in ongoing free trade talks with the European Union, sources familiar with the negotiations said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2015
WTO sides with EU, Japan in battle over Chinese tariffs on steel pipes
A ruling body at the World Trade Organization on Wednesday upheld a decision requiring China to review its antidumping duties on some steel pipes made in Japan and the European Union.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2015
Japan may request WTO panel in August over Seoul's fishery import ban
Japanese agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suggested Tuesday the government may request the World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel as early as next month over South Korea's import restrictions on Japanese fishery products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 20, 2015
Trade negotiators tentatively agree on tariff cuts worth $1 trillion
Trade negotiators have tentatively agreed to eliminate tariffs on an array of technology products valued at $1 trillion in global commerce, with Japan standing to benefit from ¥8 trillion of its annual exports becoming tariff-free, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2015
Japan takes Brazil to WTO over taxes it says favor local firms
Japan launched a complaint against Brazil at the World Trade Organization on Thursday to challenge charges and taxes that it says illegally favor Brazilian-made goods over foreign competition, the WTO said in a statement.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 2, 2015
South Korea agrees to WTO consultations on Fukushima-based import restrictions
Under an international trade dispute settlement system, South Korea has agreed to discuss its import restrictions on Japanese fishery products following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, farm minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2015
Japan takes South Korea to WTO over Fukushima-related food import restrictions
Japan files a trade complaint with the World Trade Organization to challenge South Korean food import bans and testing requirements linked to the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2015
Canada, Mexico ready trade sanctions after WTO nixes U.S. meat labeling appeal
Canada and Mexico are readying trade sanctions against the United States after they won a meat labeling dispute on Monday, increasing pressure on the U.S. Congress to scrap the laws.
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2014
India-U.S. deal revives WTO and hope of world trade reform
India and the United States settled a dispute on Thursday that had paralyzed the World Trade Organization and risked derailing a $1 trillion package of reforms of global customs procedures.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2014
WTO check on 'consensus' poses risk to poorer nations
The U.S. and EU are said to be urging the World Trade Organization to move away from consensus-based decision making. That might boost efficiency, but it also could jeopardize the WTO's legitimacy in the eyes of its smaller and poorer members.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2014
EU to exclude Japan Railway from government procurement rule: diplomatic source
The European Union on Wednesday reached a basic agreement to exclude three key Japan Railway units from the World Trade Organization's government procurement accord, according to an EU diplomatic source.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2014
China loses appeal of WTO ruling on rare earth exports
China lost an appeal at the World Trade Organization in a case brought by the United States, the European Union and Japan to challenge China's restrictions on exports of rare earths, according to a WTO Appellate Body ruling published on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 1998
Ostracized burakumin leather tanners faced with new threat
The biggest victim of a leather products trade dispute between Japan and the European Union may turn out to be the hisabetsu buraku — the ostracized hamlets where many of Japan's social outcasts earn a living tanning leather.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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