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Japan Times
BUSINESS / GAUGING TRUMP
Jan 24, 2017
With NAFTA under threat, Japanese automakers wary of Trump's trade stance
Business leaders around the world are closely watching the still-evolving policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, wondering how coming changes may affect their operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2017
Ex-economy chief Amari feels Trump misunderstands TPP
The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which U.S. President Donald Trump backed his country out of on Monday, is actually the best way to achieve the fair trade in Asia that he promised American voters, former Japanese economy minister Akira Amari has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 23, 2017
Abe faces opposition questions on U.S. alliance, conspiracy bill
Abe expresses eagerness to arrange a summit talk with Trump “as soon as possible,” vowing to further strengthen ties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 16, 2017
Trump Cabinet nominees give Vietnam premier hope for TPP trade pact
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is holding out hope that incoming U.S. President Donald Trump will reconsider the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal that would be a major boost to the export-driven Southeast Asian nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 4, 2017
Economists see growth on horizon for 2017
Economists say growth is expected on the back of the weak yen and due to government steps to stimulate sluggish consumption.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2017
Sayonara to the year that was
U.S. President Barack Obama topped the 2016 list of winners and losers in Asia, but not in a good way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
Five big political risks for the incoming year
A Trump White House, leadership intrigue in China and Australia, Islam unnerving Indonesia, and Kim Jong-un's tantrums threaten stability in Asia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2016
Trump may hand China economic leadership
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make America great again. But his economic policies are likely to have the opposite effect
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2016
Japan's ratification of the TPP
If the Abe administration believes in the TPP as a key to drive up Japan's growth, it should prepare to restructure its strategy on how to push the nation's free trade agenda in case the deal is formally declared dead.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2016
Pressure U.S. on free trade
The biggest loser in the U.S. presidential election was free trade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2016
Why SoftBank's Son is betting big on Trump
Pledge by Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son to invest $50 billion in the U.S. is savvy, but it's a big blow to Japan Inc.
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.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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