月: 2025年7月

1. The Wall Street Journal says that Japan-US trade talks have been stalled for more than a month due to disagreements over auto tariffs. The newspaper on Wednesday said top US officials told Japanese negotiators in late May time was running out to reach agreement.
2. US President Donald Trump has ramped up the pressure on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, calling on him to quit immediately. Trump posted on social media on Wednesday that “ ‘Too Late’ should resign immediately!” He also shared an article about a federal regulator who said Powell should be investigated over his Senate testimony.
3. A magnitude-5.5 earthquake has struck Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern
Japan. The quake measured lower 6 on Japan’s seismic intensity scale of 0 to 7. The region has been hit by more than 1,000 tremors in almost two weeks.

1. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the US Agency for International Development, or USAID, is officially halting its foreign assistance programs. In a statement titled “Making Foreign Aid Great Again” released on Tuesday, Rubio said the change is effective as of July 1.
2. The mayor of Los Angeles has criticized the Trump administration’s lawsuit against the city over its immigration policies. She pledged to continue protecting the city’s immigrant community.
3. Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty on Tuesday as it proceeds with a petition demanding her resignation over a leaked phone call. The court said it had accepted a petition from 36 senators accusing Paetongtarn of violating ethical standards stipulated in the constitution over the call. Her premiership is suspended pending the final ruling and a deputy prime minister is expected to step in as caretaker.

1. One side of Japan’s Mount Fuji has opened to climbers striking out for the peak from the mountain’s fifth stage in Yamanashi Prefecture. The mountain opened on Tuesday from the Yamanashi side for the summer climbing season. Past seasons have seen problems such as people attempting to reach the top of the mountain in
all-night so-called “bullet” climbs, with inconsiderate behavior and crowding near the summit also becoming issues.
2. Japan’s top trade negotiator has reiterated his stance that the country will not seek a trade agreement with the United States in which Japan’s farming industry is sacrificed. At a news conference on Tuesday, Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei was asked about a social media post by US President Donald Trump. The post in question read that Japan “won’t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage.”
3. Shoppers in Japan are facing yet another expensive month at the supermarket. A survey has found that food and beverage makers plan to hike prices on over 2,000 items in July. Private research firm Teikoku Databank says it polled 195 domestic companies. It says prices will rise on 2,105 products in July. That’s about five times the figure for the same month last year.