Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge

Japan exports growth surges nearly 17% in January as shipments to China surge

Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September as imports overwhelmed export growth. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japanese exports climbed 16.8% year on year in January, sharply beating market expectations and growing at their fastest rate since November 2022 as shipment to…

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China’s Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times

China’s Xi urges Asian nations to keep supply chains stable, work together during ‘turbulent’ times

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Oct. 30, 2025, in South Korea ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News | Getty Images A day after securing a deal for rollback of U.S. tariffs, Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Asia-Pacific countries…

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Movie Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ families struggle to connect

Movie Review: In Jim Jarmusch’s starry ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ families struggle to connect

Jim Jarmusch invites audiences into three family gatherings of adult children in his gentle tryptic “Father Mother Sister Brother.” Don’t worry, you won’t be resentful you’re not part of any of them, not even the one where Tom Waits plays Adam Driver’s dad. To be fair, all the groupings are pretty cool on paper. In…

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