U.S. tariffs on Japanese autos formally cut to 15% from 27.5% in long-awaited implementation of July 22 agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/16/markets/15-percent-auto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, is heralding the country's trade deal with the U.S., saying car tariffs will fall soon, as he moots a wrinkle in Tokyo's investment pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/09/economy/akazawa-mou-moot/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
The search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge to the U.S., and some possible outs have been found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/08/economy/trump-blank-checkbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #howardlutnick
Japan's broad trade agreement with the U.S. is "not settled," as Washington has not issued expected presidential orders on tariffs for pharmaceuticals and semiconductors, Tokyo's top tariff negotiator said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/06/japan/us-japan-deal-not-settled/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa
Japan's $550 billion investment pledge has been outlined in a MOU that gives U.S. President Donald Trump significant control. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/05/economy/550-billion-mou/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is living his darkest hours since he took office last October, after the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership group threw in the towel on his presidency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/04/japan/politics/ishiba-future/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #shigeruishiba #hiroshimoriyama #taroaso#sanaetakaichi #takayukikobayashi #ryoseiakazawa #takeshiiwaya
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, is likely to travel to Washington for another round of tariff talks on Thursday, Jiji Press reported Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/03/economy/akazawa-washington-trip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations
Hope has come to Tokyo as U.S President Donald Trump's tariffs were declared illegal, with the U.S. Supreme Court likely to hear the case. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/economy/trump-tariffs-illegal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ussupremecourt
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Japan's $550 billion of investment funding in return for lower U.S. tariff rates will be directed by U.S. President Donald Trump to benefit the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/20/economy/lutnick-cnbc-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent #howardlutnick
The U.K., the European Union and Japan have yet to see the lower tariff rates materialize from their deals with U.S. President Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/18/markets/trade-partners-trump-tariff-breaks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #keirstarmer #uk #eu #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #republicans #ryoseiakazawa #southkorea #germany
Tokyo stocks hit a closing-price record on Friday after the Japanese economy grew much faster than expected in the second quarter. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/15/economy/japanese-q2-gdp/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #us #tariffs #gdp #stocks #nikkei #ryoseiakazawa
The United States is working to finalize an announcement that would end the stacking of universal tariffs on Japanese goods. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/10/economy/japan-us-to-announce-revised-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa #carmakers
The United States imposes a 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods as the two sides disagree about the method of its calculation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/reciprocal-tariff-effective/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
U.S. President Donald Trump said the $550 billion of investment pledged by Japan is 'our money' and that he is free to deploy it as he wishes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/06/economy/trump-money-is-ours/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
Akazawa returns to the U.S. for more talks as the tariff deal looks shaky due in part to differences in the interpretation of the agreement. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/economy/akazawa-ninth-round/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #scottbessent
U.S. sets Aug. 7 as the start date for Japan's 15% 'reciprocal' tariff, with the focus now on unfinished business as auto duties go unmentioned. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/01/economy/reciprocal-15-percent/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #shigeruishiba
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S, with the $550 billion investment plan in focus. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/24/economy/big-japan-deal-details/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent #howardlutnick
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s last-minute trade deal with the U.S. may calm tariff fears but has cost him politically, leaving Japan’s ruling party divided and his leadership on the brink. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/24/japan/ishiba-bends-the-knee-to-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #shigeruishiba #donaldtrump #ldp #tariffs #ryoseiakazawa #usjapanrelations #trade
Japan and US both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal, with the "reciprocal" rate set at 15% and the rate on autos 12.5% https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/23/economy/japan-us-win-win/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #usjapan #trade #tariffs #carmakers #donaldtrump #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations #ryoseiakazawa #scottbessent
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. will seek the best deal for itself in tariff negotiations with Japan in an apparent check on Tokyo as it sought a review of U.S. automobile tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/22/bessent-tariff-deals-timing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #usjapanrelations #trade #tariffs #donaldtrump #ryoseiakazawa #shigeruishiba