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TPP

BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 31, 2014
No prospect for TPP breakthrough at APEC: U.S.
U.S. trade chief Michael Froman said Thursday there is no prospect of clinching an agreement on a contentious Pacific free trade initiative at the upcoming summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
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BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2014
TPP talks in Sydney end with no breakthrough
Japan and the United States failed to reach a much-awaited breakthrough, seen as vital to advancing the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, at a three-day meeting on the proposed trade accord that wrapped in Sydney on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2014
Japan, U.S. ministers to meet in Sydney in bid to seek progress on TPP
Japan and the United States will hold ministerial talks in Sydney on Monday to seek progress on a Pacific free trade initiative, Akira Amari, the Japanese minister in charge, said Sunday as the two countries remain apart over farm tariff cuts and other issues.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2014
Business execs fret over fallout from political turbulence
Business leaders voiced concern Monday about political stability after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's new trade and justice ministers stepped down within hours of each other over separate scandals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 16, 2014
Abe woos business leaders in Italy ahead of ASEM summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday sang Japan's praises to a group of businesspeople before the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), apparently hoping to attract overseas investment at a time when "Abenomics" appears stuck in a rut.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
Abe, Obama pledge to cooperate on Ebola and in breaking TPP deadlock
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by phone Wednesday and restated their joint commitment to problems such as the deadly Ebola virus and the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, officials said.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2014
China to push creation of APEC-wide free trade zone by 2025
China will be calling for a commitment by the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum toward the creation of a Pacific-rim free trade area by 2025.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2014
Froman again urges Tokyo to make concessions for TPP deal
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urged Japan to make more concessions over thorny bilateral issues to break the current deadlock in a 12-nation Pacific free trade initiative.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2014
Froman urges concessions by Japan to reach TPP deal
U.S. trade chief Michael Froman urged Japan on Thursday to make more concessions in thorny bilateral issues over a 12-country Pacific free trade initiative to break the current deadlock over the plenary negotiations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 1, 2014
Rice is nice when the price is right
Is the big drop in rice prices a good thing or a bad thing?
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2014
TPP talks fail, again, as Tokyo and Washington continue to disagree on autos and food
Japan and the United States failed to overcome persistent obstacles to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as their latest round of negotiations ended Wednesday without agreement.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2014
U.S. calls for Japan to buckle down on Pacific trade pact
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman urged Japan on Thursday to ramp up efforts on a Pacific trade pact ahead of planned talks with his Japanese counterpart next week and a new round of negotiations in October.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Sep 10, 2014
Five reasons why agricultural reform will be a tough slog
Today's column, in list form, tackles a subject that defies a more conventional presentation: Japanese agricultural regulation.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2014
Japan, U.S. see little progress in TPP farm tariff talks
Japan and the United States made only "very limited" progress in two days of working-level talks over Tokyo's proposed exceptions to tariff abolition for key farm products under the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Japanese official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2014
Japan mulls applying same tariffs to beef imports from all TPP nations
Japan is mulling applying the same beef tariff rates to all 11 other negotiating member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, including the United States, sources familiar with the negotiations said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 9, 2014
Australia urges Japan to further lower beef tariffs in TPP
Australia is urging Japan to further lower its tariffs on beef under the Trans-Pacific Partnership after Tokyo agreed to substantially cut them under a two-way free trade deal struck in April, negotiation sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2014
Australia urges Japan to further cut beef duty in Pacific trade talks
Australia is urging Japan to further lower its tariffs on beef under a Pacific Rim free-trade initiative after Tokyo has agreed to substantially cut them under a two-way free-trade deal struck in April, negotiation sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2014
Japan-U.S. summit eyed if TPP deal reached
Japan and the United States might arrange for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to visit Washington in January for talks with President Barack Obama on trade and security issues.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2014
Japan, U.S. trade chief might hold TPP powwow in September: Amari
Tokyo and Washington could hold a ministerial meeting in September to reach agreement on contentious bilateral issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the minister in charge of the trade initiative said Friday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2014
Focus less on food self-sufficiency
The government should stop obsessing about raising Japan's food self-sufficiency rate and instead diversify food-import sources.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
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'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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