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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2026
Trump administration seeks delay in tariff refund fight
The government wants to wait as long as four months before reviving litigation before the U.S. Court of International Trade on the refund question.
Nobumitsu Hayashi, head of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, says how the U.S. responds to Japan's approach to projects tied to both country's $550 billion investment deal remains a variable.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2026
U.S.-Japan investment funding still needs work, JBIC chief says
How the U.S. responds to Japan’s approach to projects tied to both country’s $550 billion investment deal remains a variable.
A bottle of Bowmore at a shop near Lausanne, Switzerland. Suntory acquired Bowmore in 1994.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2026
Suntory consolidates two scotch distilleries in Scotland as U.S. sales fall
The majority of revenue from scotch whisky comes from exports, which fell to the U.S. — one of the largest markets for the drink — following tariffs being introduced in April 2025.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 26, 2026
Trump to hike tariff to 15% ‘where appropriate,’ U.S. trade chief says
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the president will sign a directive soon and is seeking “continuity” with nations that struck trade deals.
U.S. President Donald Trump exits the House Chamber after delivering the first State of the Union address of his second term to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2026
Trump hails ‘golden age’ in State of the Union as voters sour on economy
U.S. President Donald Trump declared that “this is the Golden Age of America” at the start of his address Tuesday, seeking to project an aura of success.
President of the American Lawn Mower Company Mike Kersey. Even if Kersey manages to claw back the duties he paid after the Supreme Court ruling, tariff fraud is likely to keep him at a competitive disadvantage.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2026
China’s $112 billion cargo gap shows record U.S. tariff evasion
Trade data released Thursday showed a record $112 billion gap between what China reported exporting to the U.S. and what U.S. Customs said actually arrived last year.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa spoke with the United States’ commerce secretary about new tariffs imposed by the U.S. president.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
Akazawa says Japan shouldn’t be worse off under new tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court declared tariffs central to the Japan-U.S. trade agreement illegal.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with the press before departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Feb. 13.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
Trump’s 10% levy takes effect as U.S. rebuilds tariff wall
The White House is working on a formal order that will increase the global tariff rate to 15%, according to an administration official.
U.S. President Donald Trump, along with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden on April 2. The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest tariff decision challenges Trump’s executive authority.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2026
U.S. top justices’ ruling on tariffs marks a turning point
The tariffs case presented an especially good opportunity for the court to take on Trump because it could be confident that its decision would actually be implemented.
The New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan, New York. Bank of America's February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 24, 2026
From ‘buy America’ to ‘bye America’: More U.S. investors are spending elsewhere
Bank of America’s February fund-manager survey showed investors switched from U.S. equities to emerging market equities at the fastest rate in five years.
An employee moves a wooden cask of whisky at a distillery in Keith, U.K. British businesses exporting products from scotch whisky to toys to the U.S. will “now face a higher tariff, equivalent to what the European Union was facing before,” said Crawford Falconer, Britain’s former top trade negotiator.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
The biggest loser from Trump’s new tariffs could be Britain
The U.K. had enjoyed a relatively lower reciprocal tariff rate compared with other countries but stands to see the largest increase.
Container ships at the Port of Arica in Arica, Chile. China buys most of the region’s commodities and has made substantial investments in infrastructure, especially ports.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 24, 2026
Trump takes anti-China crusade to Chile ahead of Latin America summit in Miami
Imposing visa restrictions on Chilean officials sent a warning to the region that it must choose sides as U.S. President Donald Trump works to reassert dominion over the Americas.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2026
Trump warns countries that ‘play games’ with U.S. trade deals will face higher tariffs
Trump said he also may impose license fees on ‌trading partners ‌as uncertainty over his next tariff moves gripped the global economy and sent stocks lower.
People fly dragon-shaped kites on on the Bund in front of buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai on Jan. 29.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 23, 2026
China and India among winners after U.S. court blocked Trump tariffs
Senior U.S. officials are pressing partners including the European Union and Japan to stick to commitments they made in earlier negotiations.
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport in Rome, Georgia, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2026
With U.S. tariff rates up in the air, the economic fog again thickens
Reminiscent of the early months of 2025, the landscape of what goods will be taxed, at which rates, from which exporting countries, is again up in the air.
Shipping containers at the Port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, on Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2026
EU says it will accept no increase in U.S. tariffs after Supreme Court ruling
After the court struck down Trump’s global tariffs on Friday, the U.S. ⁠president announced temporary, across-the-board tariffs of 10%, which he then hiked to ⁠15% a day later.
President Trump speaks during a news conference in the White House in Washington on Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2026
Trump pegs new tariffs to a payments crisis experts doubt exists
Most economists don’t believe there is enough evidence that the U.S. can’t pay its bills or meet obligations to international investors.
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 22, 2026
Xi gains upper hand before Trump summit after U.S. tariff reversal
The Chinese leader is heading to talks with a boost in bargaining power, after U.S. President Donald Trump lost his ability to quickly raise tariffs for nearly any reason.
Itsunori Onodera, a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday that U.S. tariffs were "a real mess" after President Donald Trump raised levies following a Supreme Court ruling that his earlier tariffs were illegal.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 22, 2026
LDP tax chief calls U.S. tariff situation ‘messy’
Itsunori Onodera, a former defense minister who currently serves as chair of the party’s tax research group, ruled out Japan seeking to renegotiate its trade deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi display a trade deal they signed during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo last October. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to invalidate many of Trump’s tariffs throws into doubt a series of trade deals struck in recent months, including with some of America’s largest trading partners.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 22, 2026
Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves
Japan said it “will carefully examine the content of this ruling and the Trump administration’s response to it, and respond appropriately.”
China’s demand for Soviet-style apartments shows limits to revival
Apartments built during a Soviet Union-inspired construction drive in the 1970s and 1980s tend to suffer from poor insulation and outdated plumbing, but they are seeing a revival in interest due to their attractive locations.
Japanese scientists identify neural mechanism that may explain why we dislike people
The aggressive mouse (left) used in the experiment and a mouse defending itself
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
Lenders seek $700 million after Japanese payments firm’s collapse
The financial failure of Osaka-based Zentoshin has left 63 creditors with claims totaling ¥115.16 billion, according to Tokyo Shoko Research.
Japan’s largest exhibition of women photographers rights a wrong in cultural history
Miwa Yanagi’s “Elevator Girl House” series skewers the superficiality of gender roles through staged images.
Over 70% of accommodations in Japan say they are understaffed amid tourism influx
The number of foreign visitors to Japan reached a high of 42.68 million in 2025.
‘Princess Mononoke’ comes alive in Super Kabuki staging
The “Princess Mononoke” adaptation was created under Shochiku’s Super Kabuki initiative, a modern form of kabuki with more technology in staging and open to pop culture collaborations.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
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Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
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