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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 10, 2018
Trump nearly sent tweet that could have sparked war with North Korea, Watergate journalist says
Could a single tweet spark a nuclear war? U.S. President Donald Trump may have narrowly avoided such a scenario had he sent out a missive he drafted that North Korea would have seen as a sign of an imminent attack, Watergate journalist Bob Woodward said in an interview Sunday.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Apple says Trump's proposed China tariffs will boost product prices
Apple Inc., the world's most valuable company, said proposed U.S. tariffs on $200 billion worth of products imported from China will raise prices for some of its popular consumer goods such as the Apple Watch and AirPods headphones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2018
Trump says U.S. and Japan have started trade talks; India requests meeting on deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday the United States and Japan have started discussions over trade, saying that Tokyo "knows it's a big problem" if an agreement cannot be reached, and that India has also asked to start talks on a trade deal.
WORLD
Sep 7, 2018
New York scientists use newly developed DNA tools to put names to unidentified 9/11 victims
New DNA analysis techniques are helping identify more victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, scientists in the office of New York City's chief medical examiner said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2018
China — from vast market to enemy No. 1
U.S. Republicans, Democrats, unions and manufacturers are aboard the anti-China train. What about Silicon Valley?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2018
As U.S. readies to slap more tariffs on China, no end in sight for trade tensions
With U.S. President Donald Trump gearing up to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods and Beijing certain to retaliate against any such measures, the world's two biggest economies are locked in an escalating trade war, with no resolution in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2018
Trump suggests trade battle with Japan, Wall Street Journal column says
U.S. President Donald Trump suggests during a newspaper interview that he will take on Japan next in his fight to cut trade deficits with his nation's trading partners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2018
WTO head warns U.S. exit from body would mean chaos for American business
The head of the World Trade Organization has responded to President Donald Trump's threat to leave the institution by warning such a move would cause chaos for U.S. companies operating around the world.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2018
A confusing 'deal' between the U.S. and Mexico
Donald Trump has created substantial uncertainty regarding trade in North America and that will unnerve businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018
A strategic framework that works for Japan and India
India, as the geographic anchor, and Japan, as the development anchor, are key actors and their partnership will be central to the success of the FOIP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018
China outgrows its role as 'factory of the world'
One of the broad themes of the past few years is that China's economy is becoming less export-dependent and more tied to domestic consumption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2018
Amid U.S. trade war, China's Xi reiterates reform commitment
China is still determined to reform and wants to work with all parties to build an open world economy, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, reiterating Beijing's message amid a bitter trade war with Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 2, 2018
China Party journal warns of trade war's impact on financial stability
A Chinese Communist Party journal has said that the country may experience near-term pain from trade friction with the United States, including a negative impact on financial stability, but China's stable growth trend would not change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2018
Japan's oil distributors plan to stop importing Iranian crude in October: sources
Major oil distributors, taking heed of U.S. demands, are expected to suspend crude imports from Iran in October and switch to other producers in the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2018
RCEP negotiators agree on package of trade objectives to be reached by year-end
Meeting in Singapore, the 16 participants hammered out a road map of sorts for creating the world's largest free trade area.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2018
NAFTA is dead — long live NAFTA
The one area where the new agreement is starkly more protectionist involves cars and trucks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Predicting Trump: Chinese turn to fortune tellers to divine trade war
As analysts crunch trade data and political commentators dissect official statements for signs of how the Sino-American trade war will develop, some ordinary Chinese are using different sources to predict U.S. President Donald Trump's next moves: fortune tellers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 31, 2018
Chinese state-run media blasts Trump tweets as 'messages from some alternative universe'
Chinese state-run media unleashed an unusually strong rebuttal to tweets by U.S. President Donald Trump, accusing Beijing of hacking former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email server, blasting the remarks as seemingly "from some alternative universe."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Trump threatens to pull U.S. out of WTO if it doesn't 'shape up'
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pull out of the World Trade Organization if it doesn't treat the U.S. better, targeting a cornerstone of the international trading system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 31, 2018
Trump reportedly ready to back $200 billion in China tariffs next week
President Donald Trump wants to move ahead with a plan to impose tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports as soon as a public-comment period concludes next week, according to six people familiar with the matter.
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.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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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