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TRADE

BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2015
Asia-Pacific nations aim to eliminate 80% of import duties in 10 years
Trade ministers from 16 Asia Pacific countries agreed Monday to eliminate tariffs on 80 percent of their imports within a decade, in a major breakthrough in talks for a massive regional free trade deal.
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2015
Tokyo asks for ruling on Seoul import ban
The Japanese government on Thursday asked the World Trade Organization to set up a panel to rule over South Korea's import ban on Japanese fishery products following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis that Tokyo says violates international trade rules.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 13, 2015
Japanese sake brewers step up U.S. production in response to growing demand
Major Japanese sake brewers are stepping up U.S. production and considering further expanding capacity as their local units introduce new varieties that meet American tastes and complement Japanese cuisine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2015
Amari says TPP trade chiefs unlikely to meet in August
Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari admitted Friday it will be difficult to reconvene a meeting of trade ministers on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative by the end of August as had been initially planned.
EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2015
A setback for the TPP talks
The government should use the setback in the TPP talks to reassess its position and carefully decide how to proceed in the negotiations.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 6, 2015
TPP ministerial talks unlikely to be held by end of August
Trade ministers from the 12 countries involved in a Pacific Rim free trade deal are unlikely to meet again by the end of this month amid remaining differences that prevented them from finalizing negotiations last week, sources said Thursday.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Aug 3, 2015
Let's discuss rice and the TPP
Japan is proposing to set a 70,000-ton tariff-free import quota for U.S. rice in bilateral talks for a Pacific free trade agreement, in return for maintaining a high tariff on the country's staple food.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2015
Delayed TPP stands to affect Japan's other global trade deals
While Japan's priority is the U.S.-led TPP, it is also in talks on large-scale deals in Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2015
No final deal in TPP trade talks
Efforts to conclude the framework for the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement ended in failure Saturday, with negotiators unable to bridge differences over issues ranging from pharmaceutical patents to expanded imports of agricultural, and particularly dairy, products.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 29, 2015
U.S. Congress' egocentric strategem in the TPP talks
With the passage of the Trade Promotion Authority Act, the U.S. will become increasingly self-centered in pursuit of its national interests in international trade negotiations, including the TPP.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 29, 2015
Pacific trade talks in final stretch as ministers meet in Hawaii
Talks on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership have resumed, as trade ministers from 12 countries meet in a bid to create the world's largest free trade zone in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2015
Stage set for 'final' negotiations on proposed TPP trade deal
Officials from 12 Pacific Rim countries on Monday wrapped up four days of talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, setting the stage for what many hope will be the final round of negotiations on the most ambitious trade deal in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2015
Japanese farmers urge government to protect key items before TPP talks
During a rally held in Tokyo on Monday, the day before the start of the latest ministerial talks in Hawaii on a Pacific trade pact, some 1,500 farmers urged the government to protect five key agricultural products.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2015
Japan pushes 70,000-ton quota for tariff-free U.S. rice
Amount falls short of Washington's demand as TPP envoys resume talks for perhaps the final time.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2015
Japan, U.S. eye tariff 'snapbacks' in TPP auto talks
Japan and the United States are negotiating a bilateral scheme to counter vehicle trade pact violations with tariff hikes under the planned Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 23, 2015
Japan trade deficit shrinks 77% to ¥1.73 trillion
Japan's goods trade deficit in the January to June period shrank 77.4 percent from a year earlier to ¥1.73 trillion ($13.9 billion), due partly to smaller imports on the back of declining crude oil prices, the government said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2015
Japan may request WTO panel in August over Seoul's fishery import ban
Japanese agriculture minister Yoshimasa Hayashi suggested Tuesday the government may request the World Trade Organization set up a dispute settlement panel as early as next month over South Korea's import restrictions on Japanese fishery products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 20, 2015
Trade negotiators tentatively agree on tariff cuts worth $1 trillion
Trade negotiators have tentatively agreed to eliminate tariffs on an array of technology products valued at $1 trillion in global commerce, with Japan standing to benefit from ¥8 trillion of its annual exports becoming tariff-free, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 20, 2015
Centrair emerges as key freight hub for agricultural exporters
Chubu Centrair International Airport in Aichi Prefecture has emerged as a key hub for agricultural exporters as they capitalize on local subsidies, a global washoku food boom and weakening yen.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 16, 2015
Japan proposes low-tariff quotas for butter imports under TPP
Japan has proposed setting low-tariff quotas for imports of butter and skim milk powder under terms being thrashed out for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, negotiation sources said Thursday.
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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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