Japan is facing trade and political uncertainty after a historic defeat for the prime minister’s ruling party. Shigeru Ishiba ...

A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Saturday he planned to visit Washington next week to ...

Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he’s aiming to visit Washington next week to continue efforts to win tariff ...

If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.

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 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. trade deal with Japan is still possible, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a social ...

Japan's trade surplus significantly narrowed to JPY 153.1 billion in June 2025, a substantial drop from JPY 221.3 billion a ...

US trade deals with Japan and EU look no closer than Friday, as Aug 1st deadline approaches; Japan PM Ishiba pledges to stay ...

EUR/JPY edges lower as bullish momentum moderates below recent highs. The Euro (EUR) is easing against the Japanese Yen (JPY) ...

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

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, which Prime Minister Ishiba leads, secured 47 seats in parliament, short of the 50 it needs for a majority.