No projects were finalized under Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge while U.S. President Donald Trump was in Japan for a three-day visit heavy on sentiment but light on substance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/29/economy/japan-us-investment-no-deals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, forming a coalition with the Japan Innovation Party to focus on defense, economic reforms and international diplomacy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/24/takaichi-heads-into-the-breach/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #sanaetakaichi #ldp #japaninnovationparty #komeito #shigeruishiba #fumiokishida #toshimitsumotegi #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #minorukihara #ryoseiakazawa #satsukikatayama #kimionoda #sanseito #shinzoabe

New industry minister Ryosei Akazawa disclosed plans Thursday to tighten regulations on large-scale solar power plants to prevent environmental damage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/akazawa-solar-farms-regulations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #meti #solar #environment #ryoseiakazawa

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s economic picks support her while offering continuity, with differences on policy being deemphasized for the time being. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/22/economy/takaichi-three-economic-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #ryoseiakazawa #minorukiuchi #satsukikatayama

Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet picks reflect her strategy of balancing political alliances, rewarding loyal supporters, managing factional politics and bringing in fresh faces to navigate Japan's evolving political landscape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/22/japan/takaichi-cabinet-picks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #ldp #komeito #cabinet #shinjirokoizumi #yoshimasahayashi #toshimitsumotegi #ryoseiakazawa #minorukihara #satsukikatayama

Liberal Democratic Party leadership candidate Sanae Takaichi has mooted a U.S. tariff deal do-over when asked about Japan's $550 billion investment pledge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/29/economy/takaichi-tariff-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ldp #sanaetakaichi #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

Japan might be spared U.S. President Donald Trump's 100% tariffs on pharmaceuticals as it has a most-favored-nation agreement with the U.S. that should cover these products. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/economy/japan-trump-tariffs/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #ryoseiakazawa #tariffs #donaldtrump #trade #carmakers #us #japaneseeconomy #usjapanrelations

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