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Behind Japan’s Trade Deal: 8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’
After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.
Japan Election Throws a Wrench in Trade Talks
A bad night for the ruling coalition could cost the prime minister his job and make it harder to strike a deal with ...
How Japan's election outcome muddles the BOJ's policy path
Japan's election outcome may put the central bank in a double bind as prospects of big spending could keep inflation elevated ...
BOJ Is Said to See Little Impact From Election on Rate Views
Bank of Japan officials see little need to shift their policy stance of gradually raising interest rates in the wake of Prime ...
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Currency Markets Brace for Impact Amid Trade Talks and Political Tensions
The dollar remained stable on Tuesday as investors focused on trade negotiations before the August 1 tariffs deadline, while ...
Japanese leader Ishiba vows to remain despite speculation, says he will focus on new US trade deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to remain in power to oversee the implementation of a new Japan-U.S. tariff ...
Investors on Japan's upper house election outcome
Japan's ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in an election on Sunday, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru ...
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Japan's minority government faces a tough test in the upper house election
TOKYO -- Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces a tough test in an upper house election later this month as his minority government struggles after its major defeat in last year's snap ...