Game theory shows that Trump’s tariff strategy invites retaliation that leaves all sides worse off and damages the global economy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/10/world/trump-is-not-a-game-theorist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #tariffs #gametheory #trade #china #wto
Honda Motor added to a chorus of global automakers warning of the costly fallout from slowing demand for electric vehicles as major markets like the U.S. roll back supportive policies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/honda-ev-slowdown/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #carmakers #honda #electricvehicles #tariffs
Trade minister Ryosei Azakawa is heading to the United States to discuss the first project under Japan's $550 billion pledge with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/economy/akazawa-trip-us-pledge/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Toyota Motor’s incoming chief executive officer isn’t just the company’s head of finance. He was the chairman’s personal secretary for almost a decade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/companies/toyota-new-ceo-secretary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #carmakers #kentakon #us #tariffs
Taiwan’s top tariffs negotiator said it would be impossible to shift 40% of its semiconductor production capacity to the U.S. as she rejected claims that the island’s chip industry would relocate. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/10/tech/taiwan-impossible-chip-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #taiwan #chipmakers #tsmc #semiconductors #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #tech
Trump’s record of reversals, hostility to institutional constraints and indifference to sacrifice convinces adversaries and allies alike that U.S. commitments will not hold. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/trump-kills-american-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #usdefense #tariffs #ukraine #china #indopacific #taiwan #elbridgecolby #cia #xijinping #nato #afghanistan #denmark #greenland #vladimirputin #russia
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/economy/indian-agriculture-trump-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #agriculture #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs
The U.S. and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, releasing an interim framework that would lower tariffs, reshape energy ties and deepen economic cooperation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/07/economy/us-india-interim-trade-framework/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
Mitsubishi Motors has reported a group net loss for April-December 2025 mainly due to U.S. tariff policy while maintaining its profit estimate for the year ending next month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/companies/mitsubishi-motors-tariffs-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #us #tariffs #mitsubishimotors #carmakers
🐼 China prioritizes investments outside the U.S.
｢ North America, Europe, and Oceania together attracted less than 20% of total FDI announced by China, down from 70% in 2016. The $100 billion greenfield investment — where a parent company builds a new venture from scratch in a foreign country — by Chinese firms in 2025 largely went toward diversifying their materials and manufacturing supply chains in other regions, data shows ｣
Faced with a fraught geopolitical environment, global consultancies are turning to riskier ways to do business in China that some say test the boundaries of Western sanctions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/consulting-firms-boundaries-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #china #russia
Exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and food totaled ¥1.7 trillion in 2025, up 12.8% from the preceding year and hitting a record high for the 13th straight year, the agriculture ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/03/economy/agricultural-forestry-fishery-exports/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #forests #fishing #us #tariffs #donaldtrump #maff #hongkong #taiwan #china
Donald Trump announced a trade deal with India that slashes U.S. tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for New Delhi halting Russian oil purchases. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/politics/us-tariffs-india-russian-oil/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #india #oil #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #russia #russiaukrainewar
U.S. container imports ended 2025 in a four-month skid that’s likely to lengthen this year as trade shifts to other economies to avoid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/economy/us-container-growth-world-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #shipping #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs
Donald Trump warned Britain against striking business deals with China U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to deepen trade ties with Beijing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/trump-uk-china-starmer-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #china #xijinking #uk #keirstarmer #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
India’s trade deal with the European Union gives Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to make the country a global manufacturing hub a boost. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/31/india-eu-trade-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #india #eu #trade #tariffs #us #donaldtrump
Toyota Motor kept its title as the world’s biggest carmaker for a sixth year, widening its lead over Volkswagen by posting record sales despite trade turmoil and growing competition. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/companies/toyota-global-sales-2025-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #toyota #cars #carmakers #donaldtrump #tariffs
Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded diplomatic relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership, paving the way for deeper trade ties as U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global trade. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/asia-pacific/politics/vietnam-eu-ties-trade-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #vietnam #eu #europe #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs
The era of rules-based trade with the U.S. is "over," according to Canada's central bank governor, echoing words from the country's prime minister that President Donald Trump's impact on global trade is permanent. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/29/rules-trade-us-canada-central-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs #republicans #elonmusk #canada #markcarney
When U.S. President Donald Trump took office a year ago, many saw trouble for China's sluggish economy, but Beijing has thawed frosty relationships with other trade partners to post a record trade surplus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/politics/trump-presidency-china-pivot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #xijinping #uk #keirstarmer #markcarney #canada #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans