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US, Japanese officials to start trade consultations, Treasury says; Japan said skeptical
Top U.S. and Japanese officials agreed to start immediate working-level consultations after "frank and constructive" trade ...
Japan prepared to use its role as America’s largest creditor as leverage in Trump trade talks
No country holds more provable Treasury debt than Japan with roughly $1.1 trillion, equivalent to a quarter of its entire ...
Another American ally just issued an economic warning because of the trade war
Another day, another piece of evidence that President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with friends and foes is hurting the global economy. Today: Japan’s central bank cut its economic growth ...
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US trade deal hinges on review of auto tariffs: Japan negotiator
TOKYO -- Japan will not be able to reach an agreement with the U.S. on tariff negotiations without a reassessment of duties ...
Trump’s Tariff Chaos Tosses Bank Of Japan Under The Bus
Donald Trump’s quixotic trade war appears to have entered the tilting-at-windmills phase as the U.S. president sees “big, ...
Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot
Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that ...
Japanese Trading Houses Conservative on Profit Forecasts Amid US Tariffs
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese trading houses Mitsui & Co, Sumitomo Corp and Sojitz on Thursday issued cautious profit forecasts ...
Japan lawmakers warn US tariffs threaten security, not just economic ties, as China looms
Donald Trump's policy called a national security challenge as trade negotiations continue between Tokyo and Washington ...