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Japan, South Korea seek to negotiate on tariffs before August deadline
By Jeff Mason and Leika Kihara WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Powerhouse Asian economies Japan and South Korea said on Tuesday ...
Japan Gets 25% Tariffs With Room to Seek Deal Past Election
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called the announcement of slightly higher US tariffs “truly regrettable” while he ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump sets tariff rates on Japan, S Korea in letter spree; China vows payback
China warned President Trump on Tuesday against restarting trade tensions and that it will hit back at countries that make ...
Japan's service sector mood perks up as summer heat offsets US tariff gloom
Sentiment in Japan's service sector improved slightly in June, a government survey showed on Tuesday, as solid demand for ...
Japan calls Trump's latest tariff salvo 'regrettable' as nations scramble to deal with fresh deadline
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said the latest tariff announcement was "truly regrettable." South Korean leaders ...
Japan’s Early June Exports Rise Slightly Ahead of Higher Tariffs
Japan’s exports edged up in the first 20 days of June ahead of the Trump administration’s scheduled imposition of higher ...
Japan tariff negotiator held in-depth talks with Lutnick, Japanese government says
Japan's tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held "in-depth exchanges" over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...
Tariffs, declining real wages, slowing growth: Japan's central bank has its work cut out
Real wages fell 2.9% in May year on year, sharper than the revised 2% drop in April and declining for a fifth straight month.