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Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said progress was being made on a $550 billion investment initiative set up as part of a trade deal with the U.S. last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/05/japan-progress-us-investment-pact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #us #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #ai #tech

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

The yen's moves are a mystery as intervention is dismissed in part due to the relatively slow pace of the strengthening. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/04/markets/yen-friday/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #dollar #forex #satsukikatayama #financeministry #us #scottbessent #usjapanrelations #jgb #bonds

Japan is advancing procedures that could lead to the full lifting of its ban on imports of fresh potatoes from the United States, even as concerns persist about quarantine issues and the impact on farmers' livelihoods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/03/economy/japan-us-potato-ban-lift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #agriculture #maff #trade #usjapanrelations #norikazusuzuki #hokkaido

A ruling Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight has called U.S. tariffs "a real mess” after President Donald Trump hiked levies in response to a Supreme Court decision that his previous tariffs were illegal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/22/economy/onodera-tariff-situation-messy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #itsunorionodera #us #tariffs #usjapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #ldp

Japan must have renewed discussions about its three non-nuclear principles, a senior LDP lawmaker has said, as Tokyo relies on the U.S. “nuclear umbrella” — the latest signal that revisions could be on the horizon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/21/japan/politics/ldp-onodera-nuclear-principles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nuclearweapons #itsunorionodera #us #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi

Itsunori Onodera, policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has met with economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa in the United States to help him prepare for tariff negotiations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/01/japan-akazawa-us-tariff-talks-preparation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #ryoseiakazawa #itsunorionodera #tariffs #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations

U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push Asian nations closer to China and destabilize regional security, Japan’s ruling party policy chief has warned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/29/japan/politics/japan-onodera-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #donaldtrump #us #globaleconomy #trade #tariffs #ldp #itsunorionodera #defense #usjapanrelations #china

Japan is considering using increased rice imports from the U.S. as a negotiating tool in tariff talks with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump, according to various media reports. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/23/economy/rice-minimum-access/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #rice #inflation #tariffs #donaldtrump #consumerspending #ryoseiakazawa #takueto #trade #usjapanrelations #us

Japan isn’t planning to use its U.S. Treasury holdings as a negotiation tool to counter U.S. tariffs in talks scheduled between the two governments for April 17. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/13/economy/japan-us-tariffs-treasurys/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #us #usjapanrelations #itsunorionodera #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #tradewar

Japan is facing challenges with Donald Trump's new tariffs and is considering increased purchases of U.S. goods, negotiating tariff reductions and expanding auto production in the U.S. to reduce the trade deficit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/04/08/japan/what-japan-should-do-with-trumps-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #donaldtrump #tariffs #trade #automakers #agriculture #shigeruishida #usjapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #useconomy

After a nearly three-year stint as U.S. ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel leaves behind a legacy of reform and historic shifts in the U.S.-Japan alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/01/09/japan/politics/us-japan-ambassador-rahm-emanuel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #rahmemanuel #joebiden #defense #donaldtrump

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen businessman George Glass to be ambassador to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/17/japan/politics/trump-japan-george-glass-ambassador/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #georgeglass #rahmemanuel