The decrease in exports was a reversal of the 0.5% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters, and comes amid a lack of a ...

Throughout the spring, Ishiba battled to reach a deal on the government’s budget and to assuage concerns among the public ...

Japan's shaky minority government is poised for another setback in an upper house vote on Sunday, an outcome that could jolt ...

Japan's government said its top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, held a 45-minute phone call with U.S. Commerce Secretary ...

Japan sank into a trade deficit of 2.2 trillion yen ($15 billion) for the first six month of this year, according to government data released Thursday, as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s ...

President Donald Trump sent out letters to nations that haven't entered into trade agreements with the U.S., informing them ...

Japan posted a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in June as exports continued to struggle under the weight of U.S. tariffs ...

Japan's trade surplus significantly narrowed to JPY 153.1 billion in June 2025, a substantial drop from JPY 221.3 billion a year prior and well under the forecasted JPY 353.9 billion. Exports fell for ...

Japan must diversify trade ties beyond the U.S. market to mitigate risks and focus on partnerships with countries favouring ...

Japan will keep trying to strike a trade deal with the U.S. that benefits both sides, said Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and ...

Trump must be careful about pressuring Seoul, or his administration could push Lee Jae-myung to move South Korea closer to ...

Fears of a recession are mounting in the world's fourth-largest economy, after export to the US declined for the second month ...