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  • Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s economic revitalization minster, speaks to members of the media in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 13, 2025. Akazawa said he sought the possibility of a trade agreement with his US counterparts through detailed discussions in Washington, while giving no clue over whether the two nations’ leaders may announce a deal at an expected summit in the coming days. Photographer: Alex Wroblewski/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Japan reiterates it cannot accept 25% car tariffs from U.S.

    By Yoshiaki Nohara and Bloomberg
  • Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s economic revitalization minster, speaks to members of the media at the Japanese embassy in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, June 6, 2025. Japan and the US have begun the latest round of trade negotiations, with media reports suggesting Tokyo’s delegation is trying to win a reprieve from the tariffs by pledging to make more cars in the US and enhancing cooperation on rare earths. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPolitics

    Akazawa sees a deal with U.S. sparing Japan from higher car levies

    By Yoshiaki Nohara and Bloomberg
  • Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba responds to questions from the media after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump, at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on May 23, 2025. Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on May 23 that he had again pressed US President Donald Trump on tariffs, in a phone call ahead of fresh talks on easing the levies. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP) / Japan OUT (Photo by STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    Trump calls Japan’s Ishiba ahead of latest tariff talks

    By Yoshiaki Nohara, Akemi Terukina, and others
  • Tim Cook and Lisa JacksonLeadership

    Jamie Dimon, Larry Fink, Jeff Bezos and Jerome Powell dined on salmon and ribeye at White House bash for Japanese leaders

    By Michelle Jamrisko, Yoshiaki Nohara, and others
  • A shopper at Gerrity’s Supermarket in Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Scranton, Pennsylvania has experienced a recent economic turnaround, but the mood among locals about the state of America remains sour. Photographer: Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesPersonal Finance

    Recession risks duel resilience hopes in global economy outlook

    By Enda Curran, Eric Martin, and others
  • Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) speaks during a meeting at the headquarters for measures against the novel coronavirus disease, at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on April 6, 2020. - Abe said on April 6 the government plans to declare a state of emergency and proposed a stimulus package worth 1 trillion USD as new coronavirus infections spike in Tokyo and elsewhere. (Photo by Franck ROBICHON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK ROBICHON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)International

    Japan launches $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus package as Prime Minister Abe announces state of emergency

    By Yuko Takeo, Yoshiaki Nohara, and others