The yen slid on Thursday as concerns mounted over a pivotal election in Japan and a still elusive trade deal with the U.S. to ...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will host US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (July 18), ahead of a ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, the Japanese government said, ahead of the scheduled Aug. 1 imposition of a country-specific 25 percent ...

When car maker Mazda sneezes, everyone catches a cold, say people in its hometown of Hiroshima in western Japan, but these ...

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on U.S. tariffs on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is facing a critical electoral test on Sunday that could further complicate the ...

The Japanese yen fell on Thursday amid growing political uncertainty and stalled trade negotiations with the U.S., hitting a ...

Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick held a 45-minute phone call Thursday to discuss the impending U.S. tariffs, reaffirming each country’s stance as ...

Ahead of elections, Japan's upstart Sanseito party is gaining traction by campaigning against immigration, pushing the ...

Japan's sales tax rate is set at 10%, except for food items at 8%. Ishiba has shunned opposition calls to slash the sales tax ...