Ghosn lives in Lebanon where he teaches business strategy and avoids arrest warrants from Japan and France …
Trump, trade and troops: South Korea’s nightmare
South Korean and Japanese officials are putting on their politest smiles and heading to Washington. Akazawa Ryosei, the minister leading negotiations for Japan, visited the White House on April 16th and donned a MAGA hat.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
GDP was surpassed by China in 2010 and Germany in 2023, positioning the country in fourth place until the latest figures were released.
TikTok to enter Japan’s e-commerce industry, Nikkei reports
Chinese social media platform TikTok will enter the online shopping industry in Japan within the next few months, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday.
TikTok to enter Japan e-commerce, Nikkei reports
Chinese social media platform TikTok will enter the online shopping industry in Japan within the next few months, Nikkei reported on Sunday.
US Treasury’s Bessent Encouraged by ‘Productive’ Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, the officials agreed to “further productive discussions, including on currency policy,” the Treasury said in a separate statement.
US Treasury’s Bessent Encouraged by ‘Productive’ Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, the officials agreed to “further productive discussions, including on currency policy,” the Treasury said in a separate statement.
Soaring prices, empty shelves as Japan’s rice crisis worsens
Japan is taking the rare steps of turning to imports and releasing part of its emergency stockpile of the grain as the government struggles to meet demand.
Trump’s gripe over car ‘bowling-ball test’ dents Japan’s trade hopes
Japan has lots at stake in the trade negotiations with the US, which Tokyo’s chief negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, will resume in Washington next week. Trump has threatened its export-oriented economy …
Yen, BOJ’s rate policy may remain focus in Japan-US trade talks
Japan may have averted U.S. pressure for a stronger yen in bilateral finance talks on Thursday, but a closer look at officials’ descriptions of the meeting suggests currencies and the Bank of Japan’s …