Two Japanese naval ships have docked at Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base, whose recently completed Chinese-funded upgrade has heightened U.S. concerns that it will be used as a strategic outpost for China’s …
Japan considering soybean, rice concessions in US tariff talks, Yomiuri reports
Japan is considering increasing its soybean and rice imports as a concession in trade negotiations with the U.S. over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, Japan’s Yomiuri daily reported on Saturday.
Japan does not manipulate FX to weaken the yen, Finance Minister says
Japan does not manipulate the currency market to weaken the yen, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato told parliament on Friday, countering accusations from U.S. President Donald Trump that Japan intentionally depreciates its currency to help exporters.
Japan bus driver with 3 decades of service loses $84,000 pension after he was caught stealing $7
A Japanese bus driver with 29 years of service lost his retirement package worth $84,000 after being fired for stealing $7 from passengers’ fares.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan ‘optimistic’ on tariff deal
George Glass, the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan said he is “extremely optimistic” Tokyo and Washington can reach a deal over tariffs between the two countries, while presenting a unified front against …
New US ambassador to Japan says he’s optimistic a tariffs deal can be reached
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has arrived in Tokyo and says he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will reach a deal in their ongoing tariff negotiations.
Kuwait’s March trade surplus with Japan down 80.3%
Overall exports from Kuwait to Japan plummeted 55.2 percent year-on-year to JPY 57.5 billion (USD 403 million), down for the second month in a row. Imports from Japan surged 64.8 percent to 36.6 …
New US ambassador to Japan says he is optimistic the two sides will reach a deal over tariffs
The new U.S. ambassador to Japan has arrived in Tokyo and says he is optimistic that his country and its key Asian ally will reach a deal in their ongoing tariff negotiations.
US, Japan need to ‘push back’ against China, US envoy says
The United States and Japan need to work together to align their defence forces in the face of an increasingly assertive China, new U.S. Ambassador George Glass said upon his arrival in Tokyo on …
Trump says he doubts U.S. Steel-Nippon deal will be part of trade talks with Japan
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a deal between U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel could be a part of tariff negotiations with Japan, but added he doubted it would be.