Japan's top negotiator for trade talks with the United States has left for Washington as the US is poised to impose a 25-percent tariff on imports from Japan starting August 1.

Japanese Yen braces for tariff deadline and BoJ rate clues as US-Japan trade talks resume. USD/JPY eyes 149.35 on Fed commentary and risk sentiment.

Keio University's Tomohiko Taniguchi — also a special adviser to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — says the weekend Upper House election in Japan complicates tariff negotiations with the U.S.

Japan is likely to seek a telephone conversation between Akazawa and Bessent before the latter arrives and an in-person meeting during the U.S. official's stay, the Yomiuri reported. It may also seek a meeting between Ishiba and Bessent as well, the newspaper reported.

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he asked U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to advance ongoing tariff negotiations

Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has met US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo. Ishiba called for continued tariff negotiations so the two countries can reach a deal that benefits both sides.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday quoted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying he believes the two countries

TOKYO -- The Japanese public voted on Sunday to determine the makeup of the nation's upper house, in a crucial vote for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, whose coalition is fighting to hold on to its majority -- one that it lost in the lower chamber last autumn.