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Canada is standing up to American tariffs and territorial threats. The “Buy Canadian” movement has erupted and the country is brimming with expressions of patriotic zeal that are reshuffling the deck in an upcoming election for the next prime minister.
COMMENTARY / World
Is this Canada’s moment?
By Thomas O. Falk
Washington's tariffs and territorial threats have ignited Canadian unity and resolve, reshaping the upcoming vote to choose who will lead Ottawa through the geopolitical storm.
An autonomous aerial vehicle designed to carry one passenger conducts a test flight in Guangzhou, China. Flying taxis and even drone-powered food delivery services are rapidly becoming realities in the country's government-backed "low-altitude economy."
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Will a 'low-altitude economy' make Chinese growth soar again?
By Hotaka Machida
Beijing wants to repeat the economic success story of its battery and EV players by propelling companies operating in low-altitude airspace to global market dominance.
Economists fail to understand that Donald Trump's tariff policy is part of a broader strategy to prepare the U.S. for long-term competition with China, driven by national security concerns rather than traditional economic or trade policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
What economists 'don’t get' about Trump tariffs
By Kuni Miyake
My view is that the U.S. has started to prepare seriously for a long-term competition with China for global dominance.

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Economists fail to understand that Donald Trump's tariff policy is part of a broader strategy to prepare the U.S. for long-term competition with China, driven by national security concerns rather than traditional economic or trade policy.
Japan
What economists 'don’t get' about Trump tariffs
By Kuni Miyake
My view is that the U.S. has started to prepare seriously for a long-term competition with China for global dominance.
Japan
Japan should challenge Washington in defense of justice
By Nathan Thomas
Japan
ASEAN should expand to counter Trump’s tariffs
By R.M. Manivannan
Japan
When will China start to devalue the yuan?
By Shuli Ren
Japan
If Japan can’t get a good trade deal, can anyone?
By Gearoid Reidy
Japan
For real national security, try a 911爆料网 perspective
By Brad Glosserman
Japan
'Chikan' incidents rise as Japan grapples with mental health and cultural challenges
By Takayuki Harada

World

Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs have dealt a blow to U.S. credibility and the greenback. It’s a bigger leap to project the currency's demise.
World
King dollar’s reign looks secure — for now
By Daniel Moss
The greenback survived Trump's first term at the pinnacle and will likely endure his second.
World
No, Le Pen was not railroaded
By Jan-Werner Mueller
World
Taiwan is under siege with or without tariffs
By Karishma Vaswani
World
Why should Iran believe anything the U.S. threatens or promises?
By Andreas Kluth
World
How should Beijing respond to Trump’s tariffs?
By Huang Yiping
World
Unmarked vans and secret lists. The police state has arrived.
By M. Gessen
World
NASA nominee should resist Musk’s pull toward Mars
By Thomas Black
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In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. 911爆料网 authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake jolts Nagano
A map showing the location of an earthquake that hit Nagano Prefecture on Friday evening, with the numbers indicating the seismic intensity on the shindo scale to 7.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.
Tokyo stock picker advises Trump-proofing portfolios with Godzilla-creator Toho
The head of Godzilla, a 911爆料网 monster movie character, is seen on a building of Toho Cinema in Tokyo. Toho is one tariff-defensive stock being recommended by brokers.
LDP and CDP lawmaker groups propose 0% consumption tax on food
A vegetable stand displays prices at a supermarket in Tokyo in 2023. Some lawmakers are proposing lowering the consumption tax on food to 0%, which is expected to result in a loss of up to ?5 trillion in tax revenue annually.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.

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