Japanese companies opposed to U.S. slapping additional tariffs on Chinese goods
U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese companies, as well as American and Chinese businesses, have voiced opposition to President Donald Trump's proposed tariffs of up to 25 percent on an additional $300 billion of Chinese products. Companies such as Epson America Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC and ...
Japan and U.S. aim to seal trade deal after Upper House election: Motegi
Economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi suggested Thursday that Japan and the United States will aim to quickly conclude negotiations for a bilateral trade deal after a House of Councilors election in the summer. "We agreed to achieve early results after the Upper House election," Motegi ...
Japan's May exports seen falling for sixth month as U.S.-China trade war escalates
Japan's exports likely fell at a faster pace in May, down for the sixth straight month, as the U.S.-China trade war takes a toll on the economy, a Reuters poll showed Friday. The Bank of Japan is expected to keep its targets for short-term interest ...
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to Washington next week to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss the ratification of the new North American trade agreement and China's detention of two Canadians. Trudeau's office said he will visit next Thursday. Trump and Trudeau ...
Senators warn Trump to not use Huawei as chip in trade talks
Two leading U.S. senators warned President Donald Trump's administration Thursday to not use Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei's access to the U.S. market as a negotiating tool in trade talks with Beijing. Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Mark Warner, both members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, ...
Xi seen having few good options after Trump's G20 ultimatum to meet or else
By now, Xi Jinping is used to Donald Trump's tariff threats. But the U.S. president's latest ultimatum is personal, and the Chinese leader's response could have far-reaching consequences for his political future. Trump on Monday said he could impose tariffs "much higher than 25 percent" ...
Trump 'frustrated' with lack of Japan trade deal, Ambassador William Hagerty says
Touching on the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi in February, Hagerty argued it was “not a failure, as some have portrayed it.”
In trade talks, Japan considers proposal to cut U.S. farm tariffs immediately to TPP levels
The measure would level the playing field for American farmers, who have become less competitive in the Japanese market than their Australian and Canadian counterparts.
Business sentiment remains negative at Japan's big firms, survey shows
Business sentiment among major companies in Japan remained negative in April-June, reflecting uncertainties over the U.S.-China trade dispute, a government survey showed on Thursday. The business sentiment index for companies with capital of ¥1 billion or more stood at minus 3.7, down from minus 1.7 ...
The Japanese and Irish governments have reached a broad agreement on the lifting of Japan's 18-year-old ban on imports of sheep meat from Ireland, Irish agriculture minister Michael Creed said on Twitter on Wednesday. The accord came after Japan resumed imports of Irish beef only ...
U.S. businesses showing discontent with Trump's trade policies and 'weaponization of tariffs'
President Donald Trump's aggressive and wildly unpredictable use of tariffs is spooking American business groups, which have long formed a potent force in his Republican Party. Corporate America was blindsided last week when Trump threatened to impose crippling taxes on Mexican imports in a push ...
Sharp calls U.S.-China trade war an 'opportunity' to expand business
Sharp Corp. said Tuesday trade frictions between the United States and China could provide an "opportunity" to expand its business with Chinese companies, in contrast to many other manufacturers who have voiced concerns. Sharp CEO and Chairman Tai Jeng-wu said at a news conference the ...
