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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2015
Tax agency may narrow definition of 'Japanese sake'
The National Tax Agency is considering defining "Japanese sake" as a home-brewed alcoholic drink made from Japanese-grown rice in order to differentiate it from foreign-brewed sake, according to sources.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2015
Current account logs surplus for 10th month straight
Japan posted a current account surplus for the 10th consecutive month in April, as declining crude oil prices pushed down imports and the weaker yen boosted income from abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 6, 2015
Malaysian jungle graves add to Obama's TPP headache in Congress
The discovery of scores of graves in people-smuggling camps in Malaysia is casting a shadow over President Barack Obama's signature trade deal as U.S. lawmakers consider punishing trading partners that are soft on human trafficking.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 3, 2015
Fix fundamental TPP flaws to fit 21st century
The TPP is fatally flawed, and would allow big corporations to run roughshod over national regulations, flattening workers and family farmers alike.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2015
Washington highlights 'heavy tariffs' in bid to win over TPP skeptics
The U.S. government released a report Tuesday drawing attention to the heavy tariffs imposed on American exports in areas that the Trans-Pacific Partnership might free up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2015
WikiLeaks offers $100,000 for TPP document
Self-styled whistleblower website WikiLeaks is offering $100,000 for copies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership draft, which some see as a central plank of President Barack Obama's diplomatic pivot to Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 29, 2015
As China tensions loom, Japan, EU vow to seal EPA by year's end
The leaders of Japan and the European Union pledged Friday at their annual meeting to conclude a bilateral free trade deal by the end of the year and expressed concerns about rising tensions in the East and South China seas.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2015
Obama-sought fast-track trade bill, with caveats, looks poised to clear House vote
Republican and Democratic supporters of a fast-track trade bill are confident the U.S. House will pass the measure, sending it to President Barack Obama's desk, two House aides said.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2015
TPP meeting ends without setting date for ministerial session
Chief negotiators from countries involved in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative wrapped up their latest round of negotiations in Guam on Wednesday, without setting a date for a ministerial meeting to reach a broad agreement.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2015
APEC's trade pact progresses in Boracay
Trade ministers from 21 Asia-Pacific economies sign off on study to identify the challenges they face in setting up a regional free trade zone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2015
Canada, Mexico ready trade sanctions after WTO nixes U.S. meat labeling appeal
Canada and Mexico are readying trade sanctions against the United States after they won a meat labeling dispute on Monday, increasing pressure on the U.S. Congress to scrap the laws.
JAPAN / Politics
May 16, 2015
Chief negotiators resume TPP talks in Guam
Chief negotiators from 12 countries resumed talks Saturday in Guam on a U.S.-led Pacific free trade initiative, and will seek to narrow remaining gaps over intellectual property and other sticking points blocking a deal affecting roughly 40 percent of world trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2015
More than 1,000 plaintiffs file lawsuit to keep Japan out of TPP
More than 1,000 people sue the government over Japan's involvement in a U.S.-led trade deal that they say is “unconstitutional.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 13, 2015
Japan, Belgium vow to cooperate on Japan-EU trade pact, U.N. reform
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Belgian counterpart Charles Michel vowed Wednesday to cooperate so Japan and the European Union can reach an agreement in principle this year on free trade.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2015
Nation's current account surplus reaches ¥7.81 trillion
Oil prices pushed down imports and a weaker yen boosted Japan's overseas income, government data showed, marking the first increase in the current account surplus in four years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2015
Japan's first international defense show opens in Yokohama
Japan's first-ever international defense trade show kicked off in Yokohama on Wednesday, attracting more than 100 exhibitors as the country aims to ramp up its global security role.
EDITORIALS
May 13, 2015
No need for haste on TPP deal
The government must resist the temptation to make concessions that won't benefit Japan in its effort to conclude TPP negotiations with the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 13, 2015
Trade deal helps boost sales of Aussie beef in Japan
Australia is set to strengthen its dominance over the U.S. as Japan's biggest beef supplier as a trade deal drives shipments toward a four-year high.
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2015
U.S. pays stubborn cost for 'exorbitant privilege'
The dollar's role as the dominant international currency is bad for U.S. manufacturers and their workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 11, 2015
Dinner, data part of Obama's courting of Democrats on trade authority, TPP
By the time Air Force One touched down in Oregon on Thursday before a pro-trade pep rally at Nike Inc., Rep. Suzanne Bonamici already had gotten the full Barack Obama treatment.
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.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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