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EU and Japan prepare delicate balancing act with US
At Wednesday's summit, the EU and Japan are expected to reaffirm their commitment to a rules-based order, as both face trade ...
US Trade Pact Not Enough To Save Japan's Ishiba
In the case of Japan's beleaguered prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, the head of lettuce has very good odds. The reference here ...
Will US tariff pressure on Japan and South Korea push them closer to China?
Even as Washington ramps up pressure on Japan and South Korea to settle trade disputes with the US, diplomatic observers believe tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump are not likely to push its ...
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US-Japan Trade Deal: $550 Billion Investment and 15% Tariffs Reshape Economic Ties
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping trade agreement with Japan, heralded as one of the largest trade deals in history.
Council on Foreign Relations1d
An Alternative Tariff Strategy for the Trump Administration
As the tariff pause ends, the Trump administration should pivot to a more targeted and strategic policy that minimizes ...
What the US trade deal with Japan means for other Asian allies in Trump’s crosshairs
Not even America’s long-time trade partners have been spared from tariffs, and deals with others could be coming soon, ...
The Spectator Australia1dOpinion
Trump’s Japan deal is a hollow victory
The reaction of markets to the US trade deal with Japan shows yet again that if you presage bad news with even worse news you ...
Flurry of trade deals with US offers relief for some Asian countries, while others wait for more Trump antics
US President Donald Trump has announced trade deals with Japan and a handful of other Asian countries that will relieve some ...
The New York Times17d
Trump Targets Japan With 25% Tariffs After Several Rounds of Trade ...
Those higher tariffs began to significantly weigh on Japan’s economy. In May, the value of Japanese exports to the United States declined 11 percent from the same month a year earlier, ...