Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba promised to stay in office as US trade talks loom. At the same time, an openly xenophobic far-right party made major gains in the country's upper house election.

Opposition parties gain ground with tax cut pledges, further weakening PM Shigeru Ishiba’s grip as the US tariff deadline looms.

President Trump is reportedly pushing for higher blanket tariffs on imports from the European Union, throwing a wrench in negotiations ahead of an Aug. 1 deadline for sweeping duties to take effect.

South Korea's National Security Adviser, Wi Sung-lac, has departed for Washington, DC, with less than two weeks remaining ...

Among the most likely candidates is the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), which has urged the Bank of Japan to reverse ...

Exit polls from a key election in Japan project the ruling coalition is set to lose its majority, putting the country's Prime ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a difficult test in Sunday’s upper house election. A defeat could worsen ...

President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy is less about trade and more about geopolitical blackmail. By refusing to be rushed ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to continue talks with Japan’s chief negotiator to ...

Trump also plans to notify over 150 smaller countries of the tariffs they will face, noting they are not major trading partners.

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

Senior diplomats of South Korea, the United States and Japan reaffirmed Friday the need to maintain "strong" deterrence ...