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What more can Japan give? Tokyo braces for Trump’s tariffs as talks hit deadlock
The Japanese are feeling ‘sad and betrayed’ at the US president’s treatment of a long-term ally, an observer says.
TSMC to Delay Japan Chip Plant and Prioritize U.S. to Avoid Trump Tariffs
TSMC’s Arizona factories are the only ones outside Taiwan that are designed to produce leading-edge chips for American tech ...
'Star Trek's' George Takei compares US internment camps of Japanese to Trump detaining illegal immigrants
In a CNN interview, Star Trek actor George Takei warned about political hysteria, comparing his WWII Japanese internment ...
Trump says he is about to raise tariffs as high as 70% on some countries
With just five days remaining in the tariff moratorium, the White House is expected to begin delivering a message to a dozen ...
Explainer-What is Japan's trade policy on rice?
U.S. President Donald Trump has complained that Japan was not buying American rice, putting pressure on Tokyo as it struggles ...
Trump tariffs live updates: Trump suggests he won't extend tariff pause, proposes higher tariff level for Japan
President Trump renewed threats that he may stick to his self-imposed July 9 deadline for making trade deals and issue new ...
White knuckles and ‘massive unknowns’ ahead of Trump’s July 9th tariff deadline
The countdown to the 90-day freeze on sweeping Liberation Day tariffs expires next week, and President Donald Trump’s ...
In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...