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TRADE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2020
Is China a free trader or just a free rider?
On issues of market access for goods, if China wants to join CPTPP, it must negotiate from scratch with all 11 members.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 22, 2020
'Better off thanks to China': German firms double down on resurgent giant
Moves by some firms are complicating efforts by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government to diversify trade relations and become less dependent on Asia's rising superpower.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 21, 2020
U.S. and Taiwan hold talks on strengthening economic ties
The United States and Taiwan held talks on Friday on strengthening their economic relationship in the face of increasing pressure on the island from mainland China, which the Taiwanese side hailed as a successful step forward.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2020
U.S. firms turn upbeat on China after Biden win, survey shows
The survey, conducted Nov. 11-15, showed 54.8% of the respondents have become more upbeat about their business prospects in China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2020
RCEP: Big numbers, bigger potential
The U.S. absence in both the RCEP and CPTPP partnerships obliges Japan to show leadership to direct both agreements toward integration, openness, good governance and the rule of law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2020
China’s Xi vows no decoupling in call to reject protectionism
President Xi Jinping pledged that China wouldn’t engage in decoupling, in an address to Asia-Pacific leaders in Kuala Lumpur just days after the region inaugurated the world’s largest free-trade agreement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 15, 2020
What does RCEP mean for Japan and its Asian neighbors?
On Sunday, 15 nations in the Asia-Pacific region signed the world's newest multilateral trade deal, the massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2020
U.S. urges Japan and South Korea to speak out on China
The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against China's treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan, despite their trading relationships with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020
Stranded coal ships caught in crosshairs of China-Australia spat
The political spat between the two countries has escalated into a one-sided trade war, with China blacklisting commodities and foodstuffs from coal to lobster.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan buys first South Korean rice in over two decades as prices surge
Bags of rice at a warehouse in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Japan imported South Korean rice for the first time since 1999 this month amid soaring domestic prices for the staple grain.
Nvidia CEO lobbies Japan to generate more power to fuel AI
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang answers questions from reporters after his meeting with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on Monday.
Nvidia CEO urges LDP to build up Japan’s AI infrastructure
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba receives a gift from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang at the start of their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Monday.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
The floor is art: Takuro Tamayama transforms mundanity
Takuro Tamayama’s sculpture “Models (Pair, 6 sets, 12 rings)” comes with a mathematical formation that scales it for different spaces.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Calling all Potterheads: ‘The Goblet of Fire’ comes to Tokyo
The Tokyo version of the globe-trotting exhibition features a Ministry of Magic set, which includes an imposing replica of the Magic Is Might monument representing magical fascism.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a Japanese monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.

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