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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022
China's economic engine is about to start shrinking
The nation's working-age population could decline by two-thirds or more by the end of the century, according to new U.N. projections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2022
Japan logs trade deficit for 11th month on high energy prices and weak yen
The trade deficit narrowed to u00a51.38 trillion ($10 billion) from u00a52.39 trillion in May, which was the most since January 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2022
U.S.-Japan economic 'two-plus-two' ministerial talks set for July 29
The launch of the framework was agreed upon by U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida when they held a virtual meeting in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 19, 2022
Janet Yellen touts ‘friend-shoring’ as global supply chain fix
Yellen called on 'trusted” U.S. allies to strengthen trade relationships disrupted by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and threatened longer term by a reliance on China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2022
Supply chains inching back to normal brace for headwinds of softer demand
The gradual end of the pandemic-driven supply crunch might give way to another potential headache: a slump in consumer demand that throws economic growth into reverse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2022
The supply-side fight against inflation
A recession can be avoided if policymakers recognize the large role that supply-side measures must play in restoring price stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022
Biden mulls lifting China tariffs as industry and labor unions press to keep them
More than 400 requests to keep tariffs in place on Chinese goods had been submitted to the office of the U.S. Trade Representative as of late Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2022
The downward spiral of the U.S.-China ‘tech cold war’
The difficult U.S.-China relationship may not be u2018a new Cold War,' but it sure looks familiar.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2022
Rising cost of farming casts shadow over Upper House race in Hokkaido
Higher fertilizer and animal feed prices are putting the prefecture's key agriculture sector under pressure, making inflation an even bigger issue there than the rest of the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 3, 2022
Japan's consumers asked to accept pricier Philippine bananas
The embassy's unusual request for a price hike was made to the Japan Retailers Association, which includes supermarkets among its members, in early June.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022
EU nears compromise deal to defuse standoff with Russia over Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad, which relies on railways and roads through Lithuania for most goods, has been cut off from some freight transport from mainland Russia since June 17.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022
The death of the WTO has only been delayed
For the organization to recover its relevance, China and the U.S. both need to make more serious compromises.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2022
Japan urges U.K. to reach EU deal that doesn’t hurt its companies
The United Kingdom is pushing ahead with legislation to override parts of the Brexit deal it signed with the EU, risking a serious legal dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2022
Food export bans from India to Argentina risk fueling inflation
Analysts say export restrictions will worsen the rise in food prices and risk producing a domino effect as a deepening crisis prompts other countries to take similar steps.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2022
Global shortages demand global solutions
Policymakers must try to establish minimal global conventions and agreements to deal with shortages of food and other essential commodities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2022
Western move to choke Russia’s oil exports boomerangs, for now
With China and India buying the Russian oil shunned by the West, Moscow is making even more money now from sales than it did before the war began.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. import ban against China's forced labor in Xinjiang takes effect
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which was signed into law in December, is certain to further strain relations between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2022
Russian oil flows to Europe have quietly started creeping up
Europe’s resolve to stop buying Russian crude may be starting to ebb.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 16, 2022
Japan runs biggest trade deficit in more than eight years in May
The growing trade deficit underscores the headwinds the world's third-largest economy faces from a slide in the yen and surging costs of fuel and raw materials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022
Ensuring Taiwan’s safety is for the global public good
Taiwan's irreplaceable position in trade and technology makes the island a global public good with the world community having a vested interest in its fate.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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