President Trump said Tuesday he has struck a "massive" trade deal with Japan that calls for 15% tariffs on goods the U.S. imports from there. The president wrote on his Truth Social platform Tuesday ...

Trump claims Japan will invest $550B as “seed money.” Deal lowers threatened tariffs from 25% to 15%. Japan says terms not final, no binding agreement yet. Investments could target chips, minerals, ...

Tariff Reduction to 15%. The U.S. will impose a 15% tariff on Japanese imports, down from the previously threatened 25%. Before the Trump administration, Japanese passenger vehicles faced a 2.5% ...

WASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump struck a trade deal with Japan that lowers tariffs on auto imports and spares Tokyo from punishing new levies on other goods in exchange for a ...

After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect. By River Akira Davis River Akira Davis, the Japan ...

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Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei (right) greets U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as both attend the U.S. National Day celebration at the Osaka World Expo, July 19, 2025.

Tensions have been mounting between the United States and Japan as both sides appear to have starkly different interpretations of a trade deal finalized last month. By River Akira Davis Reporting from ...

On July 22, it was announced that the United States and Japan had reached a trade deal after several months of active negotiations. The agreement is the most substantial struck so far by the Trump ...