Trump’s Tariffs Lead Japan to Slash Its Economic Growth Forecast The Bank of Japan lowered its growth forecast by more than half and paused its efforts to raise interest rates.The growing list of major economies warning […]

U.S. Urges Japan and South Korea to Commit to Alaska L.N.G. Project A group advising President Trump on energy policy is seeking meetings with Japan and South Korea’s trade ministries, with the hope of announcing progress i […]

Trump’s Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot Japan had long maintained deep economic ties with both China and the United States. Recent trade tensions may challenge that approach.As Washington and […]

Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve Markets in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan soar after the U.S. president pauses punishing tariffs. Gains in mainland China were modest as trade hostilities […]

Japan Lacks a ‘Viable Option’ for Retaliating to Trump’s Tariffs After being smacked with double-digit percentage tariffs by a key ally, Japan finds itself with few retaliatory options.Since President Trump began […]

Trump’s Car Tariffs Worry Toyota and Japan’s Automakers Japanese automakers, initially optimistic about some of President Trump’s policies, are reckoning with potentially devastating U.S. taxes on foreign-made c […]

Tariffs Add to Automaker Concerns About Higher Steel Costs President Trump’s imposition of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports could make it more expensive to produce cars in the United States, dealing a […]

Nissan, Facing Mounting Challenges, Replaces Its C.E.O. The automaker said on Tuesday that Makoto Uchida would step down. The company has said it would slash global production capacity and cut thousands of […]

Japan to Send Trade Minister to the U.S. Amid Tariff Tensions Japanese officials are visiting Washington this week to negotiate with the Trump administration ahead of sweeping U.S. tariffs that are set to affect […]

7-Eleven Taps American Executive to Help Keep It Out of Canadian Hands The Japanese owner of the chain also announced a plan to list its U.S. convenience store business as it tries to fend off a Canadian retailer’s $47 b […]

Trump’s Tariff Threats Revive Interest in $44 Billion Alaska L.N.G. Project As the president pressures countries to buy more American energy, Asian officials and investors are reconsidering a hugely expensive plan stalled for […]