~The RCEP shows progress in trade liberalization but should not be overrated.~ Fifteen countries including Japan, China, South Korea and the 10 Association of...
In a speech delivered on November 20 during the online Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping indicated that China is...
Japan and the United Kingdom signed on October 23 an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), which “opens a clear pathway” to the latter’s membership in...
One of the important aspects of the growing India-United States bilateral relationship is the maritime ties between the two. In July, eight Indian and American...
In recent talks on a new bilateral trade agreement, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British Secretary of State for International Trade Liz Truss reportedly...
All of us like to receive compliments. The Japanese, I have noticed, particularly enjoy hearing praise from foreigners. Compliments in newspaper articles are especially...
There will be radical changes in the international environment brought about by the global havoc wreaked by the new coronavirus. The Sankei Shimbun...
Climate change was not the only reason for little snow this winter in Davos, Switzerland. The heated exchange of ideas on reforming the World Trade Organization...
Paul Sracic, who chairs the Department of Politics and International Relations at Youngstown State University, predicts that protectionism in trade and immigration will dominate...
The Japan-Europen Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) entered into force on February 1, creating a massive free-trade zone with the economic and political bloc. ...
Editorial Board of The Sankei Shimbun Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, President Donald Tusk of the European Council, and European Union Commission head...