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EXPORTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2017
Japan said to ink deal to promote U.S. LNG in Asia
Japan plans to sign an agreement to promote American liquefied natural gas exports during U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry's visit to Tokyo, which started this week, according to people familiar with the plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2017
Government bans Brazilian meat producers over bribery scandal, says supplies won't be affected
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Wednesday the blocking of imports from 21 Brazilian processing plants involved in a high-profile bribery and tainted-meat scandal will not affect supplies in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2017
China posts worst export fall since 2009 as fears of U.S. trade war loom
China's massive export engine sputtered for the second year in a row in 2016, with shipments falling in the face of persistently weak global demand and officials voicing fears of a trade war with the United States that is clouding the outlook for 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2016
Trump's stimulus plan may give Japan a welcome tailwind in 2017
For now, the global winds are at Japan's back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2016
Draft U.N. resolution, backed by China, targets North Korea coal and metals exports
North Korea faces a sharp cut in coal exports under a United Nations Security Council resolution that's aimed at punishing Kim Jong Un's regime for a September nuclear test by cutting off his government's few sources of hard currency.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 21, 2016
Japan logs second consecutive trade surplus as exports fall more than forecast
Japan posted a trade surplus for a second straight month in October, according to data released by the Finance Ministry on Monday. The surplus was driven by a continued decline in the value of imports, which have fallen faster than exports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2016
Nissan says Brexit deal will determine future U.K. plant investment: report
The chief executive of carmaker Nissan said future investment decisions about Britain's biggest car plant will depend on the terms of a Brexit deal struck with the European Union on customs, trade and free movement of goods.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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