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TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2018
WTO picks Japan's Ihara as next chair of General Council
The World Trade Organization on Wednesday selected Junichi Ihara, Japan's representative in Geneva, as the next chairman of the WTO General Council.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2018
Trade wars would hurt, not help, American security
Tariffs could drive a wedge between America and its allies, raise consumer prices and make it harder for U.S. businesses to compete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2018
Trade skeptics gain upper hand in White House as Cohn quits
Economic nationalists appeared to gain the upper hand in a White House battle over trade with the resignation of Donald Trump's top economic adviser, Gary Cohn, on Tuesday, a development that could tip the balance of views in Washington toward ramping up protectionist measures that risk igniting a global...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2018
Abe discusses U.S. tariff plan with Australian and Canadian leaders
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe exchanged views on Tuesday with his Australian and Canadian counterparts about U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a plan to impose steep tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2018
Will Trump rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership? Let's hope so
Reentering the trade agreement could make the U.S. a winner.
EDITORIALS
Mar 5, 2018
Trump fires first shots in trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump should know there are no good trade wars and there are no winners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2018
What Trump's trade guru doesn't get about economics
Promoting U.S. trade hawk Peter Navarro to the office of assistant to the president would not be good for growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2018
RCEP negotiators make progress in Singapore as Japan pushes for year-end deal on trade pact
Ministers from 16 East Asian countries negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership made progress at a meeting in Singapore Saturday but many gaps remain.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 3, 2018
Setting out Brexit vision, May asks EU to show flexibility
Prime Minister Theresa May urged the European Union on Friday to show more flexibility in talks on its future relationship with the U.K. after Brexit, saying Britain realizes it cannot get all it wants but believes an ambitious trade deal is still possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 3, 2018
Japan to invite Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for three-day visit in May
The visit will coincide with a trilateral summit involving South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who is likely to be snubbed over the “comfort women” issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2018
Trump sours NAFTA talks with steel trade war threats
U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to unleash a trade war over steel crushed hopes of substantial progress in the latest talks to rework NAFTA, pitching negotiators into a political maelstrom and heightening fears for the trade deal's future.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2018
U.S. amenable to trade talks with Japan and four other TPP members
U.S. President Donald Trump is willing to start market liberalization talks with Japan and four other Trans-Pacific Partnership members that don't already have free trade deals with the United States, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2018
EU and Japan rush to activate trade deal before Brexit
The European Union and Japan are rushing to ensure their planned free trade agreement can take force early in 2019, ideally before the British exit from the EU, the lead negotiators of both sides said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 27, 2018
With eye on U.S., China to revamp top tier of diplomats, sources say
China is expected to announce a reshuffle of its top diplomats at an annual meeting of parliament in March, aiming to deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's growing suspicion of Beijing, several sources familiar with the plan said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2018
U.S. to discuss trade disputes with Chinese official as Trump considers tariffs on steel
Senior U.S. officials will discuss trade disputes with a top Chinese economic official when he visits Washington in the coming week, a senior U.S. official said on Friday as President Donald Trump considers new tariffs on steel imports.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2018
WTO backs Japan complaint against South Korea's Fukushima import ban
Tokyo welcomes a World Trade Organization ruling against South Korea's ban on seafood from Fukushima Prefecture but Seoul plans to appeal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2018
Distrust of unions and GM hangs over South Korean efforts to stem job losses
South Korean President Moon Jae-in is in a bind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2018
China's next ideological front
Beijing is tightening the screws on poliical dissent, and Americans are growing more uneasy about the nature of Chinese influence abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2018
TPP remains largely unchanged in attempt to lure back U.S., Japanese official says
Details released Wednesday reveal that the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries have managed to agree on terms close to the agreement's original form.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2018
Japanese government picks Osaka as venue for 2019 G-20 summit
The government announced Wednesday that Osaka has been chosen as the venue for next year's summit meeting of advanced and emerging economies at a time when Japan assumes the G-20 presidency for the first time.

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