SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Asian share markets drifted lower after scaling a near four-year peak on Tuesday ahead of a slate of ...

The August 1 deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff on Japanese imports to take effect is closing in.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called the announcement of slightly higher US tariffs “truly regrettable” while he vowed to continue to protect his nation’s interests in the extended trade ...

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

The US sets reciprocal tariffs of 25% for Japan and South Korea. Both countries vowed to accelerate negotiations within three ...

Ishiba's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito were short three seats to maintain a ...

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...

Since July 7, Trump has been sending out new tariff rates for countries across the globe, including major trading partners ...

This means that Ishiba no longer has easy control over the upper or lower houses of parliament; last October, the LDP lost ...

Trump shared screenshots of letters detailing new tariff rates for over a dozen countries, allowing room for further negotiations before the renewed deadline of Aug. 1.

Asian share markets held their ground near a four-year peak on Tuesday, buoyed by Wall Street's closing record high ahead of ...