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Japan, S Korea face 25pc tariffs as Trump ramps up trade war in letters to leaders
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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US President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players - that sharply higher US tariffs will start August 1, marking a new phase in the trade war he launched earlier...
Japan calls Trump's latest tariff salvo 'regrettable' as nations scramble to deal with fresh deadline
CNBC
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July 8, 2025
Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Kiyoshi Ota | Via Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff letters that threaten...
Japanese thriller 'Alice In Borderland' Season 3 release date out
Pennsylvania Sun
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Washington DC [US], July 8 (ANI): The third season of Japanese thriller series 'Alice in Borderland' has finally got a release date. The makers have also released the teaser for the series. The streaming giant's latest season of the series returns...
How AC Temperature Limits Can Help Save Energy
Moneylife India
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A Union Minister's recent statement that the government plans to regulate air conditioner temperatures to save energy has sparked discussion, and some criticism. On June 10, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Manohar Lal Khattar...
Pikachu and Snorlax clock in as Japan’s official sleep ambassadors
Marketing-Interactive
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Japan’s Ministry of Health has tapped two beloved Pokémon, Pikachu and Snorlax, as official 'sleep support ambassadors' in a fresh campaign to promote better sleep habits across the country. The announcement was made by Japan's health minister,...
Unite blasts UK government over inaction after Typhoon production halted
AeroTime News
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July 8, 2025
Production of the Eurofighter Typhoon at BAE Systems’ Warton site in Lancashire has come to a standstill, prompting fierce criticism from the British union Unite. The halt in production follows a lack of new domestic or export orders for the...
World News | Japan: Yamaha Motor Celebrates 70th Anniversary, Launches New Logo
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
Tokyo [Japan], July 8 (ANI): Yamaha Motor celebrates 70th anniversary year and a new company logo was introduced. For motorbike giant Yamaha Motor, 2025 is the anniversary year of 70 years after establishment. Also Read | US: Man Arrested for...
Final design unveiled for Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct project
Offshore Energy
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July 8, 2025
Australia’s Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, joined by Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sharon Claydon, and Port of Newcastle’s CEO, Craig Carmody, has unveiled the final design of the Clean Energy Precinct (CEP)...
Agricultural Policy on Rice: Deepen Debate on Revising Acreage Reduction Policy
The Japan News
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July 8, 2025
Editorial 14:26 JST, July 8, 2025 The postwar agricultural policy on rice that has given more consideration to producers than consumers has revealed its limitations due to the high prices of the grain during the so-called “rice shortage crisis in...
From ‘fantastic’ to ‘spoiled’: How Japan’s trade effort to woo Trump backfired
Regional Media News - Iowa
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July 8, 2025
By Tamiyuki Kihara, Makiko Yamazaki and Yoshifumi Takemoto TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the protectionist president’s long-held frustration with Tokyo on trade was a...
UNESCO rebuff poses new hurdle for Seoul's efforts to mend ties with Tokyo
The Korea Times
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July 8, 2025
Korea’s setback at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee (WHC), where its bid to revisit Japan’s wartime industrial sites was denied, poses a challenge to President Lee Jae Myung’s push to sustain friendly relations with Tokyo. The latest...
Uzbekistan Strengthens Co-Op With Japan's Sojitz On Key Development Sectors
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, July 8. Kosuke Uemura, President and Chief Executive Officer of Japan's Sojitz Corporation, held a meeting with Jamshid Kuchkarov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of...
Trump to Impose 25% Tariffs on Japan and South Korea from Aug 1 After 90-Day Pause, Warns of Retaliation Without Trade Deals
The Logical Indian
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July 8, 2025
US President Donald Trump has officially announced that 25% tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea will be imposed starting August 1, 2025, unless new trade agreements are finalised before the deadline. This announcement comes after a...
How China, Japan and South Korea can be titans of tech innovation
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Just ahead of the July 9 deadline to reach an agreement on tariffs, US President Donald Trump announced his decision on the tariffs levels for 14 countries – including a rate of 25 per cent on Japan and South Korea – effective August 1. Trump...
Northern Japan farmers slam government policy to boost rice production
The Mainichi
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An official of the Tohoku Regional Agricultural Administration Office, second from right in the background, explains the direction of the government's policy to boost rice production during a meeting in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 7,...
Trump says to slap allies Japan, South Korea with 25% tariff...
Modern Ghana
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President Donald Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent on Japan and South Korea on Monday, stepping up pressure on the two key US allies and a dozen other economies to reach trade deals with Washington. Trump issued similar letters to South...
South Korea, Japan, South Africa respond to US tariff letter
Global Times
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A view of cargo ships at Port Liberty in Bayonne, New Jersey, on April 10, 2025. Photo: VCG Countries including South Korea, Japan and South Africa have issued their latest reactions in response to US President Donald Trump's announcement of...
‘No visibility’ on resolving China rare earth magnet issue, says auto parts industry body ACMA
The Indian Express
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July 8, 2025
The Indian auto component industry has “no visibility” on when it will be able to resume imports of rare earth magnets from China, industry representatives said on Tuesday. The industry, which grew by 9.6 per cent to $80.2 billion in 2024-25, is...
Trump imposes 25% tariffs on Japan, South Korea, and other countries
MercoPress
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Tuesday, July 8th 2025 - 08:36 UTC “This 25% number is far less than what is needed to eliminate the Trade Deficit disparity we have,” Trump argued US President Donald Trump announced new tariffs of at least 25% on most goods imported from 14...
US debuts new tariffs, including on Japan, in letters to 14 nations
Sabah
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July 8, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump ramped up his trade war on Monday by informing 14 nations, from powerhouse suppliers and allies such as Japan and South Korea to minor trade players, that they now face mostly sharply higher tariffs from a new deadline...