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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Visits Japan But Skips Tariff Talks As Trump’s Aug. 1 Deadline Looms
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday but will not discuss tariffs ...
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Japan’s core inflation eases to 3.3% in June
Japan’s core inflation rate fell to 3.3% in June, offering some relief after hitting a 29-month high. The core inflation ...
Japan's core inflation cools in June as expected, coming down from 29-month high as rice prices ease
Japan's core inflation cooled to 3.3% in June, coming down from a 29-month high of 3.7% as rice inflation showed signs of ...
Japan’s Kato Says Tariffs Not Right Tool to Fix Trade Imbalances
Japan told Group of 20 countries that tariffs aren’t the right way to fix imbalances, and that countries facing such ...
Most Japan firms want extra budget as Trump tariffs loom, Reuters poll shows
More than two-thirds of Japanese firms believe the government should compile an extra budget later this year to mitigate the ...
Why has Japan set up a task force to deal with foreigners?
Japan has worked hard to attract foreigners to boost its sluggish economy but now the perception there are too many has ...
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 ...
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A U.S.-Japan Trade Impasse as Ishiba Faces Another Election
Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...