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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Japan's exports fell for a second straight month in June, data showed on Thursday, underscoring the mounting strain that ...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the U.S. will probably "live by the letter" on tariffs with Japan and may have ...

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

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

Japan's trade deal with the U.S. must include tariff concessions for its vital automobile industry, top trade negotiator ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, aiming to ...