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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to advance ongoing tariff ...
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday quoted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying he believes the two ...
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has met US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo. Ishiba called for continued ...
Japan is likely to seek a telephone conversation between Akazawa and Bessent before the latter arrives and an in-person ...
U.S. President Donald Trump did not elaborate on his claim, but it appeared to hint that Japan may have made concessions in ...
Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei and US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have agreed to continue deep discussions of US tariff measures.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has ruled for most of the post-war period, and its partner Komeito, are forecast to lose their majority in a repeat of last year's ...
U.S. President Donald Trump expressed frustration with Japan over trade and said that its "reciprocal" tariff rate of 25%, ...
US customs tariffs on imports from Japan In early April, Donald Trump imposed tariffs on imports to the US from more than 180 countries. Specifically, Japan faced a 25% tariff on imports of ...
The EU says the U.S. is resisting efforts to strike a trade deal and warned of countermeasures if no agreement is reached ...
Negotiations over US tariffs on Taiwan involve “give and take” from both countries, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Chen ...
Japanese shipper K-Line forecasts a US$200 million hit from US tariffs and is adjusting its fleet of ships to other regions.