The Tokugawa shogunate sent a delegation from Japan ... Robert Hellyer, a researcher of the modern tea trade, also makes an appearance in the book. Hellyer is a descendant of the nineteenth ...

Japan was isolated from the outside world due to years of internal conflict and fear of colonization by European powers. When ...

Shinjiro Koizumi tackles entrenched agricultural systems, aiming to modernize Japan's farming, boost food security, and ...

After all, the cast was a highlight of the show set in a slightly fictionalized pre-Tokugawa shogunate Japan, securing five nominations for acting awards at this year's Emmys. Given that this show ...

Economic theory suggests that countries’ tariff commitments in trade agreements reflect their import market power at the time of negotiations. However, as countries grow, their market power in ...

President Trump on Friday took aim at Apple and the European Union in a significant escalation of his ongoing trade war. In a one-two posting spree on Truth Social early Friday, he threatened ...

The trade truce between the US and China appears increasingly fragile, as both sides trade barbs just more than a week after sending markets into euphoria by pausing sky-high tariffs on one another.

Head of WTO anticipates roadblocks as ministers negotiate trade deals At a time when some experts question WTO's future and relevance, Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala hopes the meeting ...

The increased vulnerability of US markets gives foreign holders of US Treasury bonds more leverage in trade negotiations with Washington.

Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.