In official letters sent to Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, Trump said the new tariffs will take effect from 1 August.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that his country will impose 25 percent tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting on Aug. 1. In a letter addressed to Japanese Prime Minister ...

This move marks a renewed push by Trump to intensify trade pressure on U.S. allies, after a temporary pause in his tariff ...

US President Trump has announced new tariff rates effective August 1, 2025, impacting trade partners. Letters sent to Japan ...

The United States will impose 25% blanket tariffs on imports from Japan and South Korea starting Aug. 1, President Donald ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday that the country "will not compromise" in tariff negotiations with the ...

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has declined ahead of national elections. His cabinet's approval dropped to 31%. Opposition parties gain traction with tax cut proposals, while ...

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba slid further ahead of major national elections, a poll by public ...

With prices still rising faster than salaries, the actual purchasing power of Japanese workers continues to shrink – despite ...

Having started 2025 at 2.28%, Japan’s 30-year government bond yields are now threatening to pierce the key psychological level of 3%. Concerns about Japan’s huge debt burden - currently 260% of GDP - ...

Instead of adopting short-term populist responses to the cost of living, Japan needs a mature and sensible approach to fiscal ...

Upper House election approaches, the LDP leans on crisis rhetoric while the opposition fails to offer a credible plan to fund ...