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Tariff roulette: inside Trump’s chaotic trade negotiations
Since April 2, when the US president unveiled his “liberation day” trade war, his approach had been a case study in ...
U.S. Promised Windfalls From Japan Deal. Tokyo Has Other Ideas.
Japan is playing down the risks from its deal after the White House said the U.S. would direct $550 billion in investments by ...
Japan's Akazawa says U.S. auto tariff cut may take time, NHK reports
Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said it might take some time for U.S. tariffs on automobiles to be lowered to 15% ...
Japan says $550 billion package in trade deal could finance Taiwanese chipmaker in US
The U.S. is significantly reliant on the Taiwanese company for advanced chip manufacturing, raising concerns due to its ...
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Japan rolls the dice but China holds the cards in rare earth strategy
Instead of physical control, Japan's rare earth strategy seeks to govern the processes that shape how critical minerals flow ...
Murky Pledges of Investment Cast Shadow on Trump’s Trade Deals
Recent global trade deals with the United States were secured with huge, often vaguely defined investment pledges from ...
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Japan seeks swift cut to U.S. auto tariff following trade deal
Japan will continue to ask the United States to swiftly implement a bilateral trade agreement, including the lowering of ...
Behind Japan’s trade deal: 8 rounds of talks and ‘hurrying slowly’
A deal was seen as critical to the survival of Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s prime minister. But after seven rounds of negotiations ...
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Japan to seek early implementation of trade deal with U.S.
Japan will continue to ask the United States to swiftly implement a bilateral trade agreement, including the lowering of ...
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Japan To Fund $550B Investment Vehicle Benefiting U.S. Industrial
Trump may get a $550B investment vehicle similar to a sovereign wealth fund with an investment from the Japanese government.
U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal
President Trump said on Tuesday that the trade deal he struck with one of America’s closest allies would impose a 15 percent ...
Japan’s Akazawa: Trade deal with US guarantees lowest tariff rates for chips, pharma
Japanese Economy Minister and top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Tuesday, “my understanding is that if a third country reaches an agreement with the United States (US) on lower sectoral ...