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Japan's factory activity shrinks on tariff woes, services perk up, PMI shows
Japan's factory activity shrank for the tenth consecutive month in April as confidence among manufacturers dived to almost ...
Japan’s Ruling Party Set to Give Emergency Proposal on Tariffs
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Monday is set to make an emergency proposal in the wake of the US tariffs, urging the ...
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Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
Japan is considering using increased rice imports from the U.S. as a negotiating tool in tariff talks with the administration ...
Japan's Fanuc says it cannot provide FY2026 forecasts due to tariff uncertainties
Japanese robotics company Fanuc Corp said on Wednesday it was not able to report its forecasts for the current fiscal year ...
Will Trump Negotiate Tariffs? Japan Meeting At White House Today As Countries Say They Want Fair Deals
The White House is now negotiating trade deals with dozens of countries after President Donald Trump paused the worst of his ...
The Japan Times17h
Japan mulls expanding imports of LNG from the U.S. for tariff negotiations
In 2024, Japan imported ¥542.6 billion ($3.8 billion) of LNG from the U.S. By country, the U.S., with a share of 8.7%, was ...
Trump meeting with Japanese officials on tariffs as trade war scrambles global economy
"Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and 'TRADE FAIRNESS,'" Trump wrote on social ...
BOJ to raise rates in Q3 though Trump tariffs will disrupt policy normalisation: Reuters poll
The Bank of Japan is likely to hold its key interest rate through June, showed a Reuters survey of economists, with a ...