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Trump Tariff Deal With US Ally Takes Late Blow
If no deal is made, Japanese imports face a 25 percent tariff from Trump, which threatens to drive up prices in the U.S. on ...
Japan negotiator to depart for 8th round of tariff talks in US
Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will visit Washington from Monday for an eighth round of trade talks, with the ...
Japan’s ruling bloc faces setback in upper house vote as U.S. tariff deadline looms
Japan’s ruling coalition is on track to lose its majority in the upper house, according to exit polls from Sunday’s election ...
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As it happened: Japan PM Ishiba says election result a 'harsh judgment', pledges to pursue US tariff deal
Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the Upper House in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru ...
Japan Tariff Negotiator Akazawa to Hold More Trade Talks in US Next Week
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Saturday he planned to visit Washington next week to ...
Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says
Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on ...
Japan holds US tariff talks with Lutnick, eyes meeting with Bessent
TOKYO, July 17 (Reuters) - Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...
How did a right-wing populist party that began on YouTube win big in Japan’s recent election?
Its leader is a former supermarket manager who created his political party on YouTube in the depths of the coronavirus ...