Ryosei Akazawa said tariffs are unacceptable, but Japan is proposing a tariff reduction plan tied to a country’s contribution to the US auto industry for a deal.

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States have yet to find common ground on tariff issues but still aim to strike a deal of some sort in mid-June, Japan's chief tariff negotiator said Friday.

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Akazawa Ryosei has held another round of talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and ...

Japan had made some progress in a fifth round of trade talks with U.S. officials aimed at ending tariffs that are hurting ...

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa, who is now visiting the United States, had a meeting with U.S. Commerce ...

Japan plans to offer the US a cooperation package focused on rare earth elements and liquefied natural gas (LNG) during ...

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa reiterated during a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick that ...

Japan's top tariff negotiator is in Washington for another round of trade talks. Japanese Economic Revitalization Minister ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has eased its demand for a full repeal of the 25% U.S. auto tariff and is instead proposing a ...

Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)--Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa left for Washington on Thursday for the ...

The dollar slid in the previous session after weak U.S. jobs and services data, with more weighty employment data due on ...

Japan will stick to its stance of seeking a review of all US tariffs in what could be the final ministerial-level talks ahead ...