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TRADE

COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2018
Recalibrating the Trans-Pacific and Trans-Atlantic relationships
As Britain grapples with its economic future, a logical step would be deepening ties with Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2018
Trudeau shuffles Cabinet, seeking to reduce Canada’s reliance on U.S.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his Cabinet on Wednesday ahead of a challenging 2019 election, stressing the need to diversify trade away from the United States while leaving key ministers in place.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 19, 2018
North Korean leader Kim underscores shift in focus to economy with rebukes of industrial facility officials
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s strident rebukes of officials during recent trips to industrial sites were aimed at rallying support at home for his economic drive and convincing outsiders about his willingness to denuclearize.
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2018
Japan-EU pact sends U.S. a free trade message
The Japan-EU accord should send a clear message to the Trump administration about the benefits of the free trade regime and the folly of a tit-for-tat trade war in which no party can emerge a winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 18, 2018
Japan stands beside Europe on free trade
The Japan-EU trade pact could be an important turnaround both for the way Europeans see trade with Asia and for liberal democracy at large.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018
World’s poorest risk losing out as Brexit Britain pushes ‘aid for trade’
Women, young and disabled people risk being left out as Britain shifts aid spending to boost its own trade, experts said on Tuesday, with worries over Brexit already hitting the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2018
China hears rumbles of company discontent in rare open session
The ink had barely dried on the first joint statement between China and the European Union in three years before the complaints began.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2018
EU’s Tusk warns Trump trade wars can lead to ‘hot conflicts’
European Union President Donald Tusk called on Donald Trump to reform the world order rather than bring it down, warning that trade wars can lead to “hot conflicts.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2018
China GDP growth cools in second quarter as factory output weakens and trade row flares
China’s economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter as Beijing’s crackdown on debt risks crimped activity, while June factory output growth weakened to a two-year low in a worrying sign that comes amid a heated trade war with the United States that threatens to knock exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2018
U.S. lifts ban on suppliers selling to China’s ZTE
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. companies selling goods to ZTE Corp., allowing China’s second-largest telecommunications equipment-maker to resume business.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018
May’s Brexit proposals slammed by Britain’s finance industry executives
Britain’s financial industry slammed U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest proposal for Brexit, with some calling it the worst outcome possible.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018
In white paper, May spells out what U.K. wants in post-EU era
After months of dither and delay, Prime Minister Theresa May finally spelled out in detail the U.K.’s vision for its post-Brexit partnership with the European Union.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 13, 2018
May on the ropes makes Europe wary of rejecting Brexit plan outright
The European Union is set to throw embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May a lifeline in Brexit talks because of concern that the biggest risk to getting a deal done is now whether she can cling to power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 13, 2018
Trump blasts May’s Brexit plan, saying it puts potential trade deal in doubt
U.S. President Donald Trump said a free trade deal with Britain might be impossible if London went ahead with Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposals for post-Brexit ties with the European Union, in damaging remarks that could widen domestic criticism of her plans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2018
China’s silk road isn’t turning out to be smooth
Skeptics’ warnings about the ‘Belt and Road’ initiative are beginning to come true.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2018
With Brexit fiasco hanging over her, Theresa May does things her way, one day at a time
Theresa May sat quietly sipping tea in the corner of a small room at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester last October. The British prime minister had just delivered a speech meant to restore her authority over a ruling party that was sliding in the polls and riven by the country’s decision...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2018
Trade barriers will not stop China’s rise
China’s huge and increasingly affluent domestic market will make exports less vital to growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 9, 2018
Trade, technology and Xi Jinping’s question
We may have reached a turning point in the march of technological progress — and we are navigating it very badly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2018
Economist who fled North Korea says South’s plan falls short
South Korea’s blueprint for railroad links through North Korea to China and Russia falls well short of Kim Jong Un’s vision for developing his impoverished nation, according to a defector who provides economic research to the government in Seoul.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 9, 2018
China paper calls U.S. warships’ passage through Taiwan Strait a ‘psychological game’
Chinese state-run media on Monday blasted the U.S. Navy’s dispatch of two warships through the Taiwan Strait over the weekend, calling the move a “psychological game” as tensions between Washington and Beijing grow over trade and relations with Taipei.
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.

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