Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Trump announced Japan would double its defense spending by 2027 and Nippon Steel would invest in U.S. Steel, not buy it.

Nippon Steel , Japan's biggest steelmaker, said on Thursday its proposed acquisition of U.S. Steel fits with President Donald ...

President Trump was praised by his Japanese counterpart Friday as he handed out new marching orders to Elon Musk and his DOGE ...

President Trump said Japanese-based Nippon Steel will look to invest in U.S. Steel, rather than outright owning the iconic American company.

If you thought Nippon Steel's bid to acquire U.S. Steel was dead in the water, think again. The merger was blocked by ...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday (Feb 7) ...

Mr Trump pressed for Tokyo to close its US$68.5 billion trade surplus with Washington. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Trump however pressed Ishiba to cut the US trade deficit with Japan to zero and warned that Tokyo could still face tariffs on ...

Trump also announced alongside the Japanese prime minister that Nippon Steel was dropping its $14.1 billion acquisition of ...

President Donald Trump on Friday (Feb 7) pushed Japan to invest in US energy and technology, showered his closest Asian ally with praise and sought a way out of a dispute over a Japanese bid for US ...

Then-President Joe Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s purchase with an executive order before his term ended last month.

The visit by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first major indication of how the Trump administration will handle relations with allies such as Japan and South Korea.