The meeting was attended by Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump suggests he won’t extend tariff pause, floats higher tariff level for Japan
President Trump renewed threats that he may stick to his self-imposed July 9 deadline for making trade deals and issue new tariff levels to trading partners, forgoing another pause to “Liberation Day” …
Trump Sticks With Trade Deadline, Pressures Japan
Good morning. Donald Trump sticks with a July 9 tariff deadline. Keir Starmer’s planned welfare reforms are slashed. And a London-based startup unveils its latest smartphone. Listen to the day’s top stories.
Quad alliance opts not to name Pakistan in Pahalgam attack commendation
Reuters WASHINGTON: The strategic group “Quad” consisting of the United States, India, Japan and Australia chose not to name Pakistan in a joint statement condemning Pahalgam attack in the Indian …
Trump Said Trade Deals Would Come Easy. Japan Is Proving Him Wrong.
After failing to cut a trade deal with Japan following weeks of talks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer decided to turn up the pressure.When Japanese officials arrived in Washington in late May,
Scientists detect a rare slow-motion earthquake along Japan’s tsunami fault
Scientists detected a slow-motion earthquake off Japan, offering rare insight into hidden faults and tsunami risks beneath the seafloor.
Avoiding your boss? In Japan, you can hire someone to quit your job for you.
Japanese companies’ rigid hierarchies can make it hard to confront bosses. Enter “proxy quitters.” TOKYO — Shota Shimizu slid on his headset and dialed the human resources department at his client’s employer, a nursing care company. The client wanted to quit her job, and Shimizu was doing it for her.
Japan’s business mood holds up but US tariff worries grow, survey shows
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed, as firms maintained their bullish long-term spending …
Japan business mood improves despite tariff risks, BOJ tankan shows
Business sentiment among Japan’s big manufacturers unexpectedly improved in the three months to June, a central bank survey showed on Tuesday, a sign companies are still awaiting clarity on the …
Japan’s top trade negotiator vows not to sacrifice farming in Japan-US talks
Japan’s top trade negotiator has reiterated his stance that the country will not seek a trade agreement with the United States in which Japan’s farming industry is sacrificed.