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Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said it might take some time for U.S. tariffs on automobiles to be lowered to 15% ...
According to data from the Trade Statistics of Japan Ministry of Finance, 78% of all powdered green tea exported from Japan -- which includes matcha powder -- went to the U.S. in 2024. After the U.S., ...
South Korea agreed to give to the U.S. $350 billion for “investments owned and controlled by the United States, and selected ...
Analysts say they believe import costs will likely accelerate in the next few months or years and have an oversized effect on ...
Japan’s central bank is widely expected to stand pat on short-term interest rates at 0.5% for the fourth consecutive policy ...
Japan last week struck a trade deal with the U.S. that lowers tariffs on cars and other goods to 15% in exchange for a ...
Trump said the U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on Japanese imports under the agreement, which he hailed as "maybe the largest ...
The production volume of tencha, the raw tea leaves that become matcha powder, has risen sharply in the past five years, according to Japanese officials.
Japan’s factory output unexpectedly rose in June, as manufacturers showed resilience even as US tariffs weigh on the nation’s exports. Industrial production gained 1.7 percent from the previous month, ...
TOKYO--Japan's industrial output recovered in June, easing concerns over the impact of higher U.S. tariffs. Industrial production in June rose 1.7 % from the previous month, after slipping 0.1% in May ...
The main threat to the U.S. economy stems from the unprecedented economic policy uncertainty associated with tariffs and ...
Poor Jerome Powell in Washington may be wearing the hard hat, but it’s Kazuo Ueda here in Tokyo who’s taking the real hits from Donald Trump.