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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2014
Obama summit set for April 24
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to host U.S. President Barack Obama as a state guest on April 24 in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2014
Amari, Froman arranging to meet over TPP
Akira Amari, minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, said Friday he may meet with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman if the two countries can make progress on settling their differences over tariff issues during working-level negotiations next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2014
U.S. presses Japan on TPP compromises
The United States pressed Japan on Thursday to open its farm and auto markets to overseas competition and said it cannot expect special treatment in a Pacific free trade pact covering one-third of global imports and exports.
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2014
U.S. fails to get Japan to budge on tariffs for 'sacred' produce items
Japan and the United States moved no closer Wednesday to overcoming their differences on tariffs, which are preventing a wide-ranging Pacific free trade pact from being concluded, a Japanese official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 8, 2014
Farmers not waiting for politicians
When it comes to trade policy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a choice between the fears of an aging farm lobby and the hopes of suburban families.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2014
U.S. sets 2014 goal for signing TPP free trade pact
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has outlined a goal of concluding the Trans-Pacific Partnership this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2014
Singapore TPP talks fail to reach a deal
Ministers from 12 Pacific-Rim countries failed Tuesday to achieve the goal of reaching a broad agreement on an envisioned regional free trade deal due to remaining gulfs over such key outstanding issues as tariff elimination.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2014
TPP sides may cut tariffs bilaterally
The 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks are considering letting members decide their tariff phaseout periods on a bilateral basis instead of adopting a unified rule, sources said.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2014
Stage set for TPP ministerial meeting
The chief trade negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries drafting the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade accord will end their working-level talks Friday in Singapore, setting the stage for a crucial ministerial gathering this weekend.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2014
Japan to offer tariff reduction for U.S. beef in TPP talks
Japan is expected to offer reducing tariffs on beef imported from the United States in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, according to highly placed sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2014
Concessions on farm products eyed as advance TPP talks with U.S. begin
Japan could make concessions on tariffs on some sensitive farm products, a key Cabinet minister said Tuesday as U.S. and Japanese officials began talks ahead of next week's high-level multilateral negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2014
TPP trade chiefs resume talks in Singapore
Chief negotiators from the 12 Pacific Rim countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks began discussions Monday in Singapore before a full ministerial meeting later this week where tough political decisions will come to the fore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2014
TPP talks hung up on farm produce, autos
Japan and the United States failed to make progress on resolving their Trans-Pacific Partnership differences in ministerial talks Saturday as the thorny farm produce and auto trade issues kept the trade pact in limbo.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2014
EPA with Canada would help Japan, open NAFTA door: Quebec official
Japan should consider concluding a bilateral economic partnership agreement with Canada, which could then be used as a card against the United States in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, Quebec's minister of international relations and foreign trade said this week during a trip to the Kansai...
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2014
U.S. wants TPP ministerial talks in late February
The United States has proposed convening a four-day ministerial meeting for the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks starting Feb. 22 in Singapore, a Japanese official said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2013
WikiLeaks reveals why Asia should skip the TPP
You know the U.S. has a transparency problem when people need to rely on WikiLeaks for details on changes to proposed rules on Internet use, labor and environmental and food-safety standards of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2013
Lift 'sacred' tariffs, U.S. farmers urge
A group of U.S. agricultural organizations has urged Japan to lift tariffs on sensitive farm products to secure the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, according to a document made available to Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2013
TPP concessions won't come easy, Abe tells U.S.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Thursday he was determined to swiftly conclude the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks but that any concessions will not be made lightly in parallel talks with the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 14, 2013
TPP offers early test of how far secrets law will cow Japan's media
Journalist Toshihiro Yamanaka characterizes the TPP talks as 'the most secretive trade negotiations to take place since the end of the 19th century,' an observation supported by classified documents recently released by WikiLeaks showing how the U.S. is pressuring all countries involved in TPP to make sure details of the talks are kept from the public.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2013
TPP ministers eye meeting in London in late January: sources
Trade ministers from 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal plan to meet in London in late January, now that negotiations are unlikely to conclude by the end of this year, sources said Friday.
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The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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