Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sought to buy time in office following a second election setback in less than a year. But whether he stays days, weeks or even months, Sunday’s vote made clear ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...

The US treasury chief says the Trump administration prioritises the quality of trade agreements over meeting specific timing.

Also weighing on investors' minds has been worries about the Federal Reserve's independence, given Trump has railed ...

South Korea's new finance minister and the country's top trade envoy will meet with U.S. counterparts on Friday for talks on U.S. tariffs, Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Tuesday. The country's ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator arrived in Washington on Monday to seek another round of trade talks, on the heels of a weak ...

He says the administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing. Read more at ...

With the threat of US tariffs looming, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump Administration is more focused on the quality of trade deals, not their timing.

This means that Ishiba no longer has easy control over the upper or lower houses of parliament; last October, the LDP lost ...

The premier’s days may be numbered as opposition weighs a no-confidence motion, with some in his party questioning leadership.

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The embattled prime minister said he would remain in office to oversee tariff talks with the United States and other pressing ...