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WAR

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2019
China hits U.S. back with tariffs on soybeans and cars and oil
China announced plans to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil, with the retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned levies on Chinese imports sending U.S. stock futures tumbling.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Hong Kong finance secretary warns of looming 'economic typhoon'
Protest-battered Hong Kong should also brace itself for an "economic typhoon" caused by the U.S.-China trade war and recent political unrest in the city, Financial Secretary Paul Chan wrote in a blog post Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2019
Apple's Tim Cook worried about losing edge to Samsung with tariffs, Trump says
President Donald Trump said Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook voiced concerns about chief competitor Samsung Electronics getting an edge because its products, unlike Apple's, won't be subject to tariffs when imported by the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
China to counter latest U.S. tariffs, as Trump vows any deal will be struck on America's terms
China on Thursday vowed to counter the latest U.S. tariffs on $300 billion of Chinese goods but called on the United States to meet it halfway on a potential trade deal, while U.S. President Donald Trump said any pact would have to be on America's terms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2019
Japan regains status as top foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys
Japan surpassed China in June as the top holder of U.S. Treasurys after raising its holdings to a nearly three-year high, as the trade war between the world's two largest economies intensified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2019
Trump bows to economic fears in move to delay China tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump bowed to pressure from American businesses and concerns over the economic fallout of his trade war with China, delaying the imposition of new tariffs on a wide variety of consumer products including toys and laptops until December.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2019
China rare earths group supports counter-measures against U.S. 'bullying'
China's rare earths association said it would support Chinese counter-measures in the escalating trade row with the United States, which it accused on Wednesday of "bullying."
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Nikkei reverses losses as Beijing firms up yuan
Traders in Tokyo braced for slaughter Tuesday, but while blood flowed at the opening bell, stocks reversed their course and survived the day as the walking wounded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 6, 2019
Amid global market turmoil, bitcoin becomes surprising sanctuary for investors
Investors the world over are finding an unusual place to hide as the trade war between the United States and China roils global markets: bitcoin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Yen spikes to highest against dollar in seven months amid U.S.-China trade feud
U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with China is causing a flight to safety in currency markets, and the yen is once again taking the brunt of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Japan firms join exodus from China's factories as tariffs bite
Top Japanese companies including Sony Corp., Ricoh Co. and Asics Corp. are orchestrating shifts in production away from China, joining manufacturers from other countries seeking to sidestep U.S. tariffs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
Highlighting industry's troubles, Kobe Steel's shares take huge hit
Kobe Steel Ltd. tumbled as much as 13 percent in Tokyo to hit the lowest level in almost seven years after Japan's third-biggest steelmaker swung to a first-quarter loss and warned that full-year profit will collapse.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 3, 2019
Japan Times 1919: Women go on strike for first time in Japan
Over 100 female workers employed at a silk reeling factory in Maebashi struck, demanding a 50 percent increase in wages.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Aug 2, 2019
Bill Bradley details Chiune Sugihara's heroism in award-winning radio documentary
Bill Bradley, captain of the U.S. gold medal-winning basketball team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was recently involved in another winning (and historically important) project with ties to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2019
Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods: Paid by U.S. importers, not by China
With U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on Thursday of tariffs on another $300 billion of Chinese imports nearly all goods from the country are set to be subject to U.S. import taxes, which Trump says will generate billions of dollars in revenue from China for the U.S. Treasury.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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