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Japanese Businesses Positive Despite U.S. Trade Uncertainty, Supporting BoJ's Rate Hike Cycle
Japanese businesses, large and small, remained positive overall despite trade war uncertainties. Read more here.
Japan's top trade negotiator vows not to sacrifice farming in Japan-US talks
Japan's top trade negotiator has reiterated his stance that the country will not seek a trade agreement with the United ...
Japan's Business Mood Holds up but US Tariff Worries Grow, Survey Shows
TOKYO (Reuters) -Confidence among large Japanese manufacturers improved in the three months to June, a central bank survey ...
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Japan, US remain at loggerheads over slashing trade deficit
WASHINGTON -- Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa returned to Tokyo from the U.S. Monday, after the latest round of ...
Japan Factory Output Rose in May, But Tariffs Cloud Outlook
Japan’s industrial production increased modestly in May, but the rebound is likely to be temporary due to the impact of U.S.
Nikkei Hits 40,000 Level as Trade Hopes Fuel Japan’s Stock Rally
Japanese shares rose for a fourth day, with the Nikkei 225 Stock Average closing above 40,000 for the first time since ...
Japan says no fentanyl seized at border in six years after US smuggling report
No fentanyl had been seized at Japan's borders in the six years through 2024, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday, ...
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Private-sector rice imports surge in Japan amid high prices
May imports were up 125 times compared to the average last year as prices for domestically grown rice remain high.