The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt exports and dented ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting Washington to meet President Donald Trump before a mid-month ...

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed determination to defend rules-based, free and multilateral trade systems ...

Japan is one of a handful of countries in talks with President Trump about averting steeper tariffs.

Japan was unlikely to fire this big bazooka in the trade war anyway, since selling US Treasuries is considered an extreme move — one that would likely backfire, experts say. Still, the short ...

TOKYO, April 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average slumped on Friday in a brutal end to a volatile week as investors worried about the economic fallout from the rapidly escalating U.S.-China ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese economy contracted at an annual rate of 0.7% in the first quarter, according to government data released Friday, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war hurt ...

Indeed, these items account for some 30% of Japan's overall import bill from the U.S., so, Japan can ill afford to enter a full-blown trade war with the ... economic "Japan bashing" of the 1980s ...