The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is proposing cutting about 18% of its workforce and slashing $1.5 billion from its budget, a move that critics say will diminish the ability to predict weather. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/02/world/politics/noaa-cuts-us-climate-research/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #noaa #climatechange #environment #us #donaldtrump #republicans #howardlutnick
Japan-U.S. trade negotiations are on the verge of collapse as Trump fumes about rice and cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/01/economy/japan-us-negotiations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #donaldtrump #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa
Japan-U.S. trade negotiations are at an impasse despite almost continuous high-level talks since April. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/30/economy/us-japan-impasse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #donaldtrump #us #trade #tariffs #globaleconomy #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa
The U.S. and China have finalized a trade understanding reached last month in Geneva, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/27/economy/us-china-truce-deals-imminent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #howardlutnick #donaldtrump #us #china #trade