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

The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary ...

TOKYO -- As Japan readies for an eighth round of tariff negotiations with the U.S., Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's government is on shaky ground after his ruling coalition lost its majority in Sunday ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will visit Washington from Monday for an eighth round of trade talks, with the ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...

The Japanese Yen (JPY) is one of the world’s most traded currencies. Its value is broadly determined by the performance of the Japanese economy, but more specifically by the Bank of Japan’s policy, ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's coalition failed to secure a majority in the upper house elections, winning only 47 seats. This defeat leaves Ishiba's government in the minority and prompts ...

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

The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...

The treasury secretary said the inner workings of the Japanese government are not a priority, in an apparent check on Tokyo's ...

Despite losing majority, PM Ishiba says quitting now would stall Japan’s progress amid economic pressure and US tariff talks ...

The premier’s days may be numbered as opposition weighs a no-confidence motion, with some in his party questioning leadership.