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TRADE

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2017
TPP states push to activate pact without U.S. as soon as next week
The 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact are making progress toward an agreement on implementing it without the United States, probably next week, but work still needs to be done, according to the chief Japanese negotiator.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 31, 2017
South Korea, China seek to mend relations after THAAD fallout
South Korea and China have agreed to work swiftly to get their relations back on track following a yearlong standoff over the deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system in South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2017
Heading for a NAFTA showdown?
U.S President Donald Trump's war over the North American Free Trade Agreement is heating up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2017
Energy edges out tech, finance in CEO lineup for Trump's upcoming China visit
U.S. energy and commodities firms will make up a major part of a business delegation visiting Beijing at the same time as U.S. President Donald Trump goes to China in November, according to an initial list.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 29, 2017
Trump and Abe expected to focus on North Korea rather than spar over FTA: experts
U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to push Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to accept Washington's calls to begin negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2017
Abe and Trump to agree on technology cooperation in Tokyo meeting
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump will agree on cooperating toward the development of next-generation mobile communication and other new technologies when they meet in Tokyo next month, a source close to Japan-U.S. relations said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2017
Automakers launch coalition to get Trump to back off trade talks, say 'we're winning with NAFTA'
Major automakers, suppliers and auto dealers launched a new coalition on Tuesday to urge U.S. President Donald Trump not to withdraw from the North American Free Trade Agreement.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2017
TPP negotiators to meet in Japan next week ahead of APEC summit
Negotiators from the 11 remaining signatories to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact will hold a three-day meeting near Tokyo next week in pursuit of an agreement by November, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 23, 2017
Abe, post-election, faces a new Trump problem
The odds of Japan getting advantageous terms in direct talks with a U.S. president who's torn up myriad deals since January are tiny.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2017
Japan logs goods trade surplus for fourth consecutive half
Japan chalked up a goods trade surplus of ¥1.92 trillion ($17 billion) in the fiscal first half amid robust exports to Asia and the United States, but was squeezed by rising energy imports, government data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2017
Aso and Pence seek common ground on trade while jointly condemning Pyongyang
The leaders remained at odds over U.S. calls to start bilateral free trade talks but made progress on automobile and farm trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2017
NAFTA talks look to be extended as tensions, and doubts over Trump's sincerity, surge
Negotiators at talks to modernize NAFTA are running out of time and look set to extend the remaining rounds in a bid to meet an end-of-year deadline as tensions rise, three sources said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2017
U.S. hikes tensions in talks to renew NAFTA with call for 'sunset clause'
Washington has dramatically increased tensions in talks to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement by proposing that the life span of any new deal be limited to five years, people familiar with the negotiations said Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2017
South Koreans seek to visit once-jointly run factory zone in North
A group of South Korean businessmen who own factories in the Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea said Wednesday they want to visit to verify the North's claim that it had restarted some operations there on its own.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2017
Japan's current account surplus expands to record ¥2.38 trillion in August
The current account surplus expanded to ¥2.38 trillion ($21 billion) in August — the highest on record for the month — lifted by foreign investments and a bigger trade surplus, government data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2017
South Korea to offer tax help, loans to firms hit by China trade row
South Korea said it will offer tax and loan concessions to firms hit by trade sanctions China imposed in retaliation against Seoul's deployment of a powerful anti-missile defense system, highlighting the broader impact of intensifying tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2017
TPP members make progress on new trade accord, eye November deadline
The Trans-Pacific Partnership nations have made progress toward adopting a new free trade agreement in November, Japan's representative said Friday, raising hopes for revisions after the United States withdrew from the pact.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2017
From Russia with fuel: North Korean ships may be undermining sanctions
At least eight North Korean ships that left Russia with a cargo of fuel this year headed for their homeland despite declaring other destinations, a ploy that U.S. officials say is often used to undermine sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2017
TPP negotiators work to revise trade deal after U.S. withdrawal
The chief negotiators of the 11 remaining Trans-Pacific Partnership countries worked Thursday to narrow down proposed freezes to parts of the original accord following the U.S. withdrawal from the free trade deal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2017
As Brexit looms, Romania makes case for Japanese investment
Romanian commerce minister Ilan Laufer said Wednesday his country is becoming an attractive destination for Japanese investment following Britain's decision to leave the European Union and the Japan-EU free trade agreement.
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
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
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.
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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