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Tariff negotiations test US-Japan ‘golden age’
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa will meet with the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the second ...
Japan policy chief warns of Trump tariff impact on Asian security
The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday called on U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider his ...
Japan's construction machinery makers forecast profit fall from US tariffs
Major Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu said its operating profit for the current fiscal year is expected to fall ...
Japan Shares Recoup Tariff-Linked Losses, Aided by Toyota Gains
Japan’s shares rose to levels not seen since before Donald Trump’s so-called reciprocal tariff announcement, as progress in ...
Japan's Komatsu expects 27% profit fall this year on stronger yen, tariffs
Top Japanese construction machinery maker Komatsu on Monday forecast a 27% decline in operating profit this financial year ...
Bank of Japan Likely to Hold Rates Amid Tariff Uncertainty
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain its policy rate unchanged at 0.5% at a two-day meeting ending Thursday as it ...
Japan, Vietnam commit to free trade amid US tariff challenges; security co-op ‘should not target third party’
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba review the guard of honor at the ...
Japan supermarket rice prices up for 16th straight week, imports seen jumping
Japanese supermarket rice prices rose for the 16th straight week and doubled from a year ago, the agriculture ministry said ...