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FREE TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2018
Japan and the European Union complete trade deal accounting for 30 percent of world's GDP
Abe and top EU leaders signed an economic partnership agreement Tuesday in Tokyo in a bid to counter a rise in global protectionism.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2018
Japan and EU aiming to affirm global trade order
The Japan-EU trade deal is a rejection of protectionism, and an affirmation of multilateral trade agreements and the existing trade order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2018
African nations agree to form giant free-trade bloc but top economies Nigeria and South Africa stay on sidelines
African leaders agreed to form a $3 trillion continental free-trade zone encompassing 1.2 billion people, but its two biggest economies, Nigeria and South Africa, did not sign up, diminishing its impact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2018
U.S. meets opposition at G-20, vowing to defend national interests with tariffs on metals and China
World financial leaders pleaded for an endorsement of free trade on Monday amid concerns over U.S. metals tariffs and looming trade sanctions on China, but Trump administration officials said they would not sacrifice U.S. national interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018
Will Trump rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Let's hope so
Reentering the trade agreement could make the U.S. a winner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2017
Trump gets the trade problems wrong
Embracing protectionist policies won't solve America's trade problem.
EDITORIALS
Nov 13, 2017
What policies the TPP 11 should pursue
The 11 countries remaining in the Trans-Pacific Partnership should not be content with launching the free trade pact among themselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2017
Despite TPP agreement, Japan under pressure to make free trade deal with U.S.
By remaining a champion of the TPP free trade deal after the U.S. pulled out, Japan hopes Washington will soften its demands in future trade negotiations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017
Heading for a NAFTA showdown?
U.S President Donald Trump's war over the North American Free Trade Agreement is heating up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2017
NAFTA first round talks wrap up with U.S., Canada, Mexico vowing to seal quick deal
The U.S., Mexico and Canada ended the first round of talks on a new North American Free Trade Agreement saying they're committed to wrapping up the negotiations quickly with a far-reaching deal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2017
Can Japan-EU deal prompt a U.S. trade recalibration?
A deepening of the Japan-EU partnership could prompt the U.S. to once again embrace its traditional leadership role on trade.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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