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The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's accusation describes only a small portion of U.S. rice imported by Japan.
What Japan can teach the US in an age of boycotts
So how to land that blow? About a month ago, in an indelibly inked call to mass action, a small handful of Coca-Cola vending machines in Tokyo’s Shibuya district were defaced with the word “boycott”.
U.S. allies in Asia still hope to avoid steel and aluminum tariffs
The Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are now in effect but South Korea, Japan and ...
7-Eleven’s Japanese owner appoints American CEO to fend off $47 billion takeover bid
Seven & I Holdings, the Japanese operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, appointed its first foreign CEO and handed ...
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A US War with Japan? Only in ‘Captain America’
Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in ...
The Diplomat12d
Japan and South Korea in the Age of ‘America First’
Japan and South Korea are at their most fragile political states in decades – just as Trump’s return to the White House ...
The World from PRX on MSN5d
American football finds a way in Japan
While the Philadelphia Eagles smashed the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX in February, two teams in Japan fought for the ...
How to Be an American Carpenter in Japan? Don’t Take ‘No’ for an Answer
Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the ...