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BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2017
Trump protectionism threat reuniting rest of word, EU vice president says
U.S. President Donald Trump's protectionist stance may propel Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American economic powers into market-opening alliances with the European Union, a top EU official said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2017
Trump vs. loose economics
Trade liberalization is a worthy goal. But it should come about through carefully crafted bilateral deals rather than blunderbuss multilateral agreements.
EDITORIALS
Jan 24, 2017
Worrisome U.S. trade policy
U.S. President Donald Trump is proving to be a man of his word — to the consternation of U.S. trade partners.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2017
What Beijing should do to counter Trumpism
If China is concerned about a reverse of globalization, its leaders should practice the free exchange they preach.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Dec 19, 2016
Free-agent compensation choices usually risky bets
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EDITORIALS
Dec 12, 2016
China controls its WTO destiny
Until China is prepared to quit hedging, and extend the same benefits to its trading partners that it demands of them, its nonmarket economy status in the WTO is appropriate.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2016
Diet ratifies TPP but trade deal remains dead in the water without U.S.
Chances of the deal taking effect are considered slim, as Donald Trump has vowed to withdraw after being sworn in.u2028
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2016
Globalization's last gasp
Does Donald Trump's election mean that globalization is dead, or are reports of the process' demise greatly exaggerated?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2016
Trump to dump TPP on first day in office
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he will withdraw his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact on the day he takes office, dealing another blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2016
Abe tells APEC Tokyo will continue pushing free trade for sake of global growth
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday told the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit that free trade is a source of global economic growth and Tokyo intends to keep promoting the policy, a Japanese government spokesman said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 4, 2016
Ruling bloc rams TPP bill through committee
The ruling coalition steamrolls a TPP ratification bill through the Lower House Trans-Pacific Partnership panel, infuriating opposition lawmakers and sparking chaos in the Diet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2016
Ignorance and prejudice rising
If the world is to continue to benefit from trade liberalization and expansion, more needs to be done to provide transitional relief to workers disadvantaged by globalization.
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.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
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.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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