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TRADE

EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2017
A remarkable G-20 minus one
Disdain for multilateralism continues to be a core component of the Trump presidency.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2017
Trump’s trade trap
The U.S. president’s foreign policy is extraordinary: a voluntary surrender of power and influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2017
It’s time to protect the liberal international order
Japan can treat the new American absence as a historic opportunity to pursue a proactive Asian foreign policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2017
In meeting with Moon, Trump calls for firm response to North Korea but targets Seoul on trade
President Donald Trump called for a determined response to North Korea on Friday after talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in at which he stressed the importance of their alliance but took aim at Seoul over trade and sharing the cost of defense.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2017
Trump to press South Korean president on trade imbalance: official
U.S. President Donald Trump will press South Korean President Moon Jae-in to improve trade imbalances with the United States during meetings at the White House on Thursday and Friday, a White House official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
China’s CNPC suspends fuel sales to North Korea as risks mount, sources say
China National Petroleum Corp. has suspended sales of fuel to North Korea over concerns the state-owned oil company won’t get paid, as pressure mounts on Pyongyang to rein in its nuclear and missile programs, three sources told Reuters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2017
U.S. fears Russia could increase support for North Korea to fill void left by China
As the United States pressures China to enforce United Nations sanctions on its ally North Korea, Washington is concerned that Russia could fill any vacuum left by Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2017
Trump, growing frustrated with China, weighs trade actions, officials say
U.S. President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade actions against Beijing, three senior administration officials said.
JAPAN / History / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Jun 25, 2017
Taking a look back at Kobe’s opening to the West nearly 150 years ago
On Jan. 1, 1868, foreign merchants, who had spent the preceding days on ships offshore waiting for the official opening of the Port of Kobe, finally received permission to land on the beach of what had been a sleepy village well known locally for its thriving sake and fishing industries.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2017
Firms need new strategies in new world order
Facing anti-globalization, companies need a chief global strategist combining economic acumen with a political/power strategy mindset and intercultural charm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017
Britain seeks ‘special’ EU ties as Brexit talks kick off in Brussels
Britain’s negotiators came to Brussels seeking a “new, deep and special partnership with the European Union” on Monday as talks on the unprecedented British withdrawal from the bloc finally got under way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2017
U.S. looks to block Chinese stakes in artificial intelligence, technology with military uses
The United States appears poised to heighten scrutiny of Chinese investment in Silicon Valley to better shield sensitive technologies seen as vital to U.S. national security, current and former U.S. officials have told Reuters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 13, 2017
Japan-U.S. economic dialogue: risk and strategy
The fact that the current relationship between Japan and the U.S. increasingly resembles that of 30 years ago elicits a certain sense of futility.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2017
Trump can learn from Japan’s 1986 problem
U.S. President Donald Trump’s ignorance of the lessons of Japan’s economic travails over the past three decasdes could lead him to make costly policy errors.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2017
China’s imports from North Korea sink below $100 million in April as coal ban bites
China’s total imports of North Korean goods in April fell below $100 million to a multiyear low, accelerating a months-long decline after China halted coal shipments from its isolated neighbor, data showed on Tuesday.
WORLD
May 18, 2017
EU looks to build alternative to London for capital market
Brexit has forced the European Union to rethink its flagship capital market union (CMU) project and urgently look for ways to create an alternative financial market to London, according to a draft EU document seen by Reuters.
EDITORIALS
May 18, 2017
OBOR? Oh boy
The ultimate goal of the OBOR plan is to provide the cornerstone of a regional and global order led by China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2017
China aiming for a regional empire
The American obsession with President Donald Trump and the investigation into untoward Russian influence is distracting us from China’s bid to displace the United States when it comes to global leadership. The latest major step is the “Belt and Road” initiative, which officially kicked off this week....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2017
Hyundai engineer blows whistle on ‘chaebol’ culture
South Korean engineer Kim Gwang-ho flew to Washington last year to do something he never dreamed he would: report alleged safety lapses at Hyundai Motor Co., his employer of 26 years, to U.S. regulators.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2017
China’s Xi pledges $14.5 billion for ‘Belt and Road’ globalization initiative
President Xi Jinping laid the framework for Chinese-style globalization and his ambition to lead it in a speech inaugurating his cornerstone diplomatic initiative for a new Silk Road.
Murakami says his novels are ‘different’ from AI literature
Haruki Murakami's first book in three years hit shelves in Japan on Friday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Tokyo hospital baby hatch accepts 20 newborns in first year
Hitoshi Kato (left), head of San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, speaks during a news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Thursday.
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
A graphic illustration of the Hayabusa2 probe flying past the asteroid Torifune
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
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.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.

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