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Employees work on a production line at a garment factory in Panyu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China, on July 27.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2026
Shein finds there¡¯s no place like China after Vietnam experiment disappoints
The ?advantage of having a Vietnamese export base is no longer as large as it used to be.
Nintendo posted net income of ?147.4 billion ($934 million) for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ?77.8 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2026
Nintendo tops estimates with strong games and tariff refunds
The Kyoto-based company posted net income of ?147.4 billion for the June quarter, compared with an analyst consensus estimate of ?77.8 billion.
U.S. solar manufacturing has expanded since Congress created tax incentives in 2022.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 5, 2026
U.S. weighs polysilicon tariffs to counter China in solar and chips
The decision, expected to come later this month, aims to protect U.S. polysilicon factories from growing Chinese ambitions in the chip supply chain.
The Trump administration is aiming to ?prevent Chinese firms from stealing data, installing malware or disrupting service at U.S. data centers, which house the chips to ?train and run AI models.
WORLD
Aug 5, 2026
Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say
The move ?aims to ?prevent Chinese firms from stealing data, installing malware or disrupting service at U.S. data centers.
Production at Ningbo Bright Electric in Ninghai, China, on July 2. One of the most surprising outcomes from a whiplash year of tariffs may be that China has emerged in a position of relative strength, with significantly lower tariffs than last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Trump¡¯s tariffs are sending some companies back to China
One of the most surprising outcomes from a whiplash year of tariffs may be that China has emerged in a position of relative strength, with lower tariffs than last year.
The Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama. The U.S. said Thursday it will collect duties of between 10% and 12.5% on imports from most major trading partners.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2026
Asian allies push back against Trump¡¯s forced-labor tariffs
The latest duties aim to restore U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s protectionist regime after his earlier levies were struck down by the Supreme Court.
Shipping containers on a container ship at the Port of Long Beach, California.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 24, 2026
Trump rebuilds tariffs with forced-labor duties on 60 economies
Duties on items from the European Union and Taiwan will be at least 10% and products from Japan will be taxed at at least 12.5%.
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that non-patented drugmakers would have two years to move production to the U.S. or face a 100% import tariff, which would double a year later.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 23, 2026
Indian drugmakers rattled by Trump¡¯s 100% levy on generics
The U.S. president says non-patented drugmakers would have two years to move production to the U.S. or face a 100% import tariff, which would double a year later.
A worker inspects a shoe on a production line at Brazilian footwear manufacturer Kissol, as new U.S. tariffs are set to hit a range of Brazilian goods, including the footwear industry, which counts the U.S. as its top foreign market, in Franca, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, on July 17.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2026
New U.S. 25% tariff hits billions of dollars in Brazilian exports
The new tariff ?threatens between $7 billion and $11 billion of Brazilian exports to the U.S.
The Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California. Advancing his latest proposed levies would cement U.S. President Donald Trump's commitment to tariffs going into November's midterm elections.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 22, 2026
U.S. set to impose new tariffs by Friday with stopgap to expire
U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s administration last month proposed new tariffs of at least 10% on 60 trading partners, citing what it said were lax forced-labor standards.
JPMorgan and other U.S. banks are likely to provide some financing for Japan's $550 billion investment pledge made to U.S. President Donald Trump.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2026
JPMorgan among banks to help finance Â鶹´«Ã½ $550 billion U.S. investment plan: sources
Japanese banks have been reluctant to participate, as their funding base is in yen,?and obtaining U.S. dollars for ?big long-term infrastructure projects can be costly for them.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the media as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2026
U.S. imposes new 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products
U.S. President Donald Trump invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in slapping import taxes on goods ¡ª the law¡¯s first known usage in nearly a century of existence.
Newly assembled Toyota vehicles in Tijuana, Mexico, in 2017
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2026
One year on, Trump tariffs continue battering Japan automakers
In fiscal 2025, which ended in March this year, combined costs from the Trump tariffs at six major Japanese automakers, including industry leader Toyota, exceeded ?2.4 trillion.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump meets at the White House in Washington in March. It's been a year since Japan reached a deal with the U.S. in tariff negotiations.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2026
20% of Â鶹´«Ã½ pledged U.S. investments underway a year after tariff deal
The Japanese government has faced unrelenting criticism on the sheer size of the proposed investments and loans spent on a foreign country.
Australian Attorney-General Michelle Rowland speaks during a press conference as Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke (center) and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese look on in Sydney on April 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 16, 2026
Australia to toughen modern slavery penalty after U.S. tariff threat
Laws will have a new criminal offense if companies with revenue over $70 million fail to prevent modern slavery, including forced labor and debt bondage, in their supply chains.
Since striking a deal in Busan, U.S. President Donald Trump (left) in public comments has been touting what he describes as a close personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 16, 2026
Trump¡¯s aides see China cheating on trade, but shun retaliation
Some officials believe Trump is particularly disinclined toward registering any objection that could endanger his plans to host Xi for a lavish state visit in September.
Tractor trailers at the Ysleta-Zaragoza International Bridge port of entry, on the US-Mexico border in Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2026
U.S. decides against renewing USMCA, shifting to rolling talks
Opting against renewal opens the door to contentious negotiations over the rules governing supply chains vital for automakers, farmers, retailers and energy companies.
Conveyor-belt sushi operator Kura Sushi, which has been established in the U.S. since 2009, faces a new challenge as Sushiro enters the market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Kura Sushi to accelerate U.S. growth to fend off rivals¡¯ expansion
The chain is targeting about 300 locations in the U.S. over the longer term, keeping a pace of 20% growth in store numbers each year, its U.S. operations CEO has said.
U.S. President Donald Trump appears on a screen, during an event organized by the U.S. Mission to Belgium to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence, in Brussels on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2026
Trump¡¯s U-turn on Iran sanctions would unravel decades of curbs
Iran is one of the most sanctioned nations on Earth but Washington is attempting a stunning reversal to open the Strait of Hormuz, lower energy prices and end its unpopular war.
A new round of tariffs is taking shape after the Supreme Court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's earlier measures, with countries from the Philippines to Singapore facing very different outcomes.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2026
Trump builds a new U.S. tariff wall in shakeup of winners and losers
A new round of Trump tariffs is taking shape after the Supreme Court blocked his earlier measures, with countries from the Philippines to Singapore facing very different outcomes.
America¡¯s cyberforces grapple with cluster of deaths by suicide
The U.S. Cyber Command building (center) stands on the National Security Agency campus at Fort Meade, Maryland.
Many Indonesians named after Japanese anime characters
Some people in Indonesia are named Doraemon, the name of a lead character of the blockbuster anime series with the same title.
Yasukuni Shrine introduces ban on military attire and cosplay
People gather in front of thousands of lanterns on display at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on July 15 during the Mitama Matsuri, one of the capital's largest summer o-Bon festivals.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.
J. League enters new era as league kicks off first fall-spring campaign
Players from each J. League club pose during a kickoff event on Monday ahead of the start of the 2026-27 campaign.
Speaking Japanese at the movies with ¡®Chiikawa¡¯
A "Chiikawa The Movie" poster is seen at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.

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