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As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote small towns is becoming a challenge. Is this the answer? As Japan’s population shrinks, maintaining rail service in remote ...
President Trump said his administration had made “big progress” with Japan on negotiations for a one-for-one trade deal Wednesday — with the Asian nation the first of dozens expected to ...
President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer are expected to negotiate a historic deal with Japan on Wednesday as they meet with Tokyo’s ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Monday the U.S. is opening trade negotiations with Japan. Bessent, in a post on the social platform X, said President Trump has tasked him and U.S. Trade ...
With the 24 percent additional tariffs on Japan suspended for 90 days for negotiations, the U.S. and Japan should approach this moment as a chance to forge a new economic compact. Japanese Prime ...
President Donald Trump’s claim that the U.S. has borne an excessive burden, along with demands for greater contributions from Europe, Japan, and other allies, and even comments that undermine ...
For his first face-to-face talks on tariffs, the president chose Japan, a U.S. ally that decades ago stirred his anger over the unequal balance of trade and his penchant for tariffs. By Martin ...
You can get in touch with Ryan by emailing r.chan@newsweek.com. China has reminded its citizens in Japan to take precautions against earthquakes after a report warned that a megaquake could cause ...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines — The Japanese, who the Allied Forces and indigenous Cordillera guerrillas fought to liberate Baguio City at the end of World War II, are now helping preserve the ...
Which is why I invited my friend Yuki Sugiyama, a Kyoto native, to go shopping with me on a recent Saturday when Marufuji Japanese Market opened in Vienna, Virginia. Launched in January ...
Japan was hit with worse-than-expected news last week when the U.S. announced a so-called reciprocal tariff of 24% on all Japanese imports, with the levy on Japanese automotive imports set to rise ...
Japan has a new U.S. ambassador, and he’ll have both large shoes to fill and a challenging agenda ahead of him — including helping to resolve a row over tough tariffs the White House has ...