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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2020
Doubts linger after U.S. and China ink initial trade deal
China will boost spending on U.S. products in exchange for rolling back of some tariffs under an initial trade deal signed by the world's two largest economies Wednesday, defusing an 18-month row but leaving numerous thorny issues unresolved.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 16, 2020
U.S. lawmakers propose sanctions over Chinese exit bans on Americans
A bipartisan group of senators has proposed legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials involved in enforcing exit bans on U.S. officials in China.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2020
China to ramp up U.S. car, aircraft, energy purchases to tune of $80 billion in line with trade deal: source
China has pledged to buy almost $80 billion of additional manufactured goods from the United States over the next two years as part of a trade war truce, according to a source, a target that could provide a much-needed boost for plane-maker Boeing but is being questioned by U.S. trade experts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2020
Hopes for spike in U.S. farm exports to China dim ahead of trade deal signing
Days before a U.S.-China trade deal is due to be signed, large Chinese purchases of Brazilian soybeans and a pair of unexpected policy moves by Beijing have dimmed U.S. hopes that China would double its imports of American farm products this year.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2019
White House adviser says China trade deal signing expected soon
The White House's trade adviser on Monday said the U.S.-China Phase 1 trade deal would likely be signed in the next week, but said confirmation would come from President Donald Trump or the U.S. Trade Representative.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2019
Trump side denies impeachment effect as China narrows scope for trade deal with U.S. ahead of talks
Chinese officials are signaling they're increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2019
U.S. and China agree to resume trade talks, sending stocks up
China and the United States agreed Thursday to hold high-level talks in Washington in early October, encouraging investors who hope for a trade war thaw as new U.S. tariffs on Chinese consumer goods chip away at global growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2019
Top U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators to meet face-to-face for first time since Trump-Xi meeting
Top U.S. and Chinese negotiators will meet face-to-face next week for the first time since the countries' leaders agreed in June to revive talks aimed at ending a yearlong trade war between the world's two largest economies.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018
China and Japan slowly learning to cooperate in the age of Trump
Finance Minister Taro Aso will travel to Beijing later this week for a meeting with Chinese counterpart Liu Kun that is likely to demonstrate the improving relationship between the world's second- and third-largest economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2018
China stifles memorials of Nobel laureate dissident Liu Xiaobo
China warned supporters of Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo not to mark Friday's anniversary of his death, while rights activists in Chinese-ruled Hong Kong and in Berlin where his widow arrived on Tuesday gathered to keep his memory alive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2018
U.N. experts seek urgent release of widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
U.N. human rights experts urged China on Wednesday to release Liu Xia, the widow of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, and allow her to seek treatment for deteriorating health, including traveling abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2018
China selects new economic team as Xi kicks off second term
Liu He, a key economic adviser to China's President Xi Jinping, was elected by parliament Monday to be a vice premier, and vice central bank Gov. Yi Gang was chosen to take over the helm at the People's Bank of China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2017
Chinese Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's widow makes first appearance since funeral
The Chinese widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo has appeared for the first time since her husband's funeral in an online video in which she said she was recuperating and asked for time to mourn.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2017
Malala slams China over death of fellow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, faults Nigeria on education
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemned China's treatment of her fellow peace prize-winner Liu Xiaobo following his death of liver cancer in custody last week .
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2017
Tireless advocate for human rights in China dies
It is remarkable and revealing that China, a country that threatens to upend the balance of power in Asia, was so frightened by one man.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 16, 2017
Australia urges China to release dissident Liu Xiaobo's widow
Australia on Sunday called for China to lift curbs on the widow of Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo, who died of liver cancer in custody last week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2017
Japanese recount memories of 'noble' Liu
Acquaintances of Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo recall a noble and friendly man who dedicated his life to promoting democratic reform and human rights in China.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Pope Francis, radical leader who broke the papal mold, dies at 88
Pope Francis blesses the faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican in August 2023.
Japan mulls reviewing car safety rules to strike deal with Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister and top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Friday.
Japan tariff negotiator rules out quick U.S. deal despite push by Trump
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top tariff negotiator with the U.S., speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Friday, a day after talks in Washington.
Shohei Ohtani announces birth of daughter
Shohei Ohtani and his wife Mamiko Tanaka attend a Lakers game in Los Angeles on Dec. 8, 2024.
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ¥5 trillion in tax revenue annually.

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