US and Japan trade talks set back after fresh tariffs imposed on China: Beijing today, Tokyo tomorrow? Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Important trade talks between America and Japan… Continue reading
Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis By: Willy Wo-Lap Lam The Jamestown Foundation A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that,… Continue reading
US Tariffs and political pressure is tipping the Turkish lira over the edge in Turkey Nuray Lydia Oglu, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey… Continue reading
Myanmar is hoping to attract more tourists from China, Japan, and South Korea: Eco-tourism Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Myanmar is hoping to increase the numbers… Continue reading
Japan and EU trade deal is a sign that both entities oppose protectionism and Trump’s America First Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The signed economic agreement between Japan and… Continue reading
President Trump threatens further tariffs on China: Trade war in the offing Chika Mori and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Political elites in China seem to be waking up to the possibility of… Continue reading
The United States under Trump calls on G-7 nations to drop subsidies and tariffs Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The United States under President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly… Continue reading
Japan’s economic splutter in the first quarter bodes ill for Prime Minister Abe Noriko Watanabe and Sawako Uchida Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan needs some good news because of… Continue reading
UK, Japan Companies Help China to Counter US’s Tech Leverage By: Matt Schrader The Jamestown Foundation With the help of major tech companies from the UK and Japan, China may be poised to… Continue reading
China and Japan at “unmentioned swipe” at Trump in America: Russian Federation Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Aspects of the President Donald Trump administration in America seriously worry elements… Continue reading
More Japanese companies to invest in Myanmar: Thilawa Special Economic Zone Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Increasing numbers of Japanese companies are investing in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone… Continue reading
China ups the ante by stating America is bedeviled by an “anxiety disorder” under Trump Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Donald Trump of America declared that tariffs would… Continue reading
Japan warns about tit-for-tat trade tariffs between America and China Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Japan is focused on a “quietist approach” to tariffs being put on many nations… Continue reading
President Xi Jinping of China to promote bilateral developments with Myanmar Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Xi Jinping of China seeks to promote bilateral developments to a… Continue reading
Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia backed by OPEC are planning a long-term oil deal Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia hope to finalize a… Continue reading
Japan fails to get United States tariff exemptions on steel and aluminum: Nikkei falls Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan will quietly feel let… Continue reading
Myanmar and Japan to hold the third Joint Economic Conference: Participation of Keidanren Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Japan is intent on working closely with Myanmar… Continue reading
Japan seeks a mild approach to President Trump and the threat of aluminum and steel tariffs Kanako Itamae and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of President Shinzo Abe of Japan… Continue reading
China, Israel, and non-interference: Heavy investments and high technology Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is increasingly focused on major Asian powers. Of major… Continue reading
Japan and Brexit negotiations of the UK: Japanese business representative to meet PM May Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Tense negotiations between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European… Continue reading
France to support Tunisia in order to help the democratic transition: North Africa and Macron Salma Zribi, Noriko Watanabe, and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Emmanuel Macron of France is hoping… Continue reading
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan in a strategic visit to Serbia Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan arrived in Serbia during his European… Continue reading
Myanmar Tourism highlights utter Western media bias compared with Regional Fairness: Isolation? Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The government of Myanmar is intent on developing the economic infrastructure of… Continue reading
Implications of a Special Economic Zone declared by Russia in an area disputed by Japan Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed… Continue reading
Japan hopes to boost ties with Myanmar Sawako Utsumi and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The nation of Myanmar is multi-ethnic and multi-religious, with Buddhism being the dominant faith. In Japan, despite… Continue reading
Iraq and Iran in Kirkuk oil deal based on military gains: Ideology is extinct so pity the Kurds! Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Iraq and Iran have signed an… Continue reading
President Trump tells APEC that the United States will no longer tolerate “Chronic trade abuses” Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times President Donald Trump of America said that his nation… Continue reading
President Trump of America reminds Japan that he is irked by Trade Issues Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The meeting between President Donald Trump of America and Prime Minister… Continue reading
Japanese Megabanks threaten major job losses based on changing times and profitability Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Megabanks in Japan are threatening major job losses over respective periods of… Continue reading
Apple and the CIA: MacBooks and iPhones infiltrated but Duplicity or Sincerity? Sawako Uchida and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is reported by WikiLeaks that the CIA has infiltrated products by… Continue reading
Russian Federation declares a Special Economic Zone in Disputed Area with Japan Chika Mori and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation signed an important economic… Continue reading
Apple abiding by the Authoritarianism of the Chinese Communist Party: VPN Services Noriko Watanabe and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is abundantly clear that nations, religious groups, politically correctness, and other… Continue reading
