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'So Trump-like': relief but no surprise in Japan as US cuts tariffs
'So Trump-like': relief but no surprise in Japan as US cuts tariffs
Business and Economy
by  AFP

In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected. Japanese knives make food taste better, "have unique 'wabi-sabi' aesthetics" -- meaning beauty in imperfection -- "and when it comes to sharpness, they're second to none", Sumikama said.

Trump a boon for deep-sea mining: industry boss
Trump a boon for deep-sea mining: industry boss
Business and Economy
by  AFP

A leading deep-sea mining company in the paradisal Cook Islands is aiming to start commercial production by 2030, spurred on by Donald Trump's recent backing for the much-maligned industry. Efforts to start commercial-scale production have been dogged by growing calls to ban the industry until its environmental impact is clear.