He was aware about President Donald Trump’s frustration over the imbalance in US-Japan trade relations and offered to boost ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called it ‘a battle for our national interests’ as analysts warn of economic and security fallout.

Tokyo had expected smooth tariff negotiations but is experiencing whiplash, becoming a central target of President Trump’s ...

Japan is seeking talks between tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent when the U.S.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday his country needed to wean itself from U.S. dependence in such key ...

U.S. and Japanese ships sail during a bilateral exercise in the Sea of Japan in April 2022. (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/AP) For decades, the alliance with Japan has been the cornerstone of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japanese Premier Shigeru Ishiba first met Donald Trump in February, his plan to placate the ...

The U.S. is preparing to send Japan a letter outlining a new tariff rate for the nation, President Trump said Monday, despite ...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will skip a Group of 20 finance officials meeting in South Africa next week, sources ...

View PDF Executive Summary This research project began as an effort to explore the potential security challenges that a Taiwan contingency would pose to Japan. Research revealed, however, that ...