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EXPORTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2016
Automakers urge Abe to act after taking ¥500 billion hit from strong yen
The automaker association asks the new Cabinet to take action in response to seesawing foreign exchange markets and the Brexit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 23, 2016
Japan's exports post seventh monthly decline on stronger yen
Exports fell for the seventh consecutive month in April as the yen strengthened, underscoring the growing challenges to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to revive economic growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2016
How France sank Japan's $40 billion Australian submarine dream
In 2014, a blossoming friendship between Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe looked to have all but sewn up a $40 billion submarine deal. Then French naval contractor DCNS hatched a bold and seemingly hopeless plan to crash the party.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2016
Why Japan lost Aussie sub bid
The botched bidding process for a contract to build submarines for Australia's navy was an important lesson for Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
China says Australia sub deal strengthens U.S., warns Canberra to keep out of regional disputes
Chinese state-run media said Wednesday that Australia's choice of France to build its next-generation fleet of submarines avoided a "worst-case scenario" by not choosing Japan but issued a warning to U.S. ally Canberra not to upset the shifting security balance in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2016
Turnbull defends paying more to build submarines locally with French group
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday defended a decision to build a submarine fleet in partnership with France in Australia rather than opt for a faster build with initial work offshore.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2016
Australian police to investigate submarine tender leak: report
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have been asked to investigate how classified information on the country's 50 billion Australian dollar submarine tender emerged — the second such probe into leaks in the program, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2016
Japan's industrial output falls as weak exports sap demand
Japan's industrial production dropped the most since the March 2011 earthquake as falling exports sapped demand and a steel-mill explosion halted domestic car production at Toyota Motor Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2016
EU refusing Japan's request for use of smaller wine bottles
The European Union is refusing Japan's request in free-trade talks to allow the import of Japanese wine in bottles smaller than those commonly used in Europe, sources close to the matter said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 18, 2016
Exports suffer greatest fall in six years on China woes
Exports fall for a fourth consecutive month and the most since late 2009, underscoring continued weakness in the Japanese economy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2016
Japan's trading houses face $13 billion hit on commodities misfire
A handful of companies that have dominated almost every kind of raw material business in Japan for decades may take as much as $13 billion in charges during the current fiscal year.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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