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The rise of Japan's far right was supercharged by Trump - and tourists
With their "Japanese First" slogan, riffing off US President Donald Trump's "America First", they have truly ruffled the ...
Trump says Japan will invest $550 billion in US at his direction. It may not be a sure thing
President Donald Trump is bragging that Japan has given him, as part of a new trade framework, $550 billion to invest in the ...
Why markets don't seem to care about the fuzzy details of Trump's trade deals
President Trump has offered sketchy and sometimes contradictory details in his recent trade frameworks. Yet markets don't ...
Trump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s ...
Trump-inspired 'Japanese first' politician shakes up nation's establishment
Sohei Kamiya's Sanseitō Party won 14 seats in Japan's Upper House elections, appealing to young voters with a "Japanese first ...
Trump’s tariff deal offers scant relief for Japan automakers as bigger threat looms
"The trade deal struck with the U.S. is certainly a relief in that it offers some certainty that U.S. tariffs on Japan-made ...
Trump’s Quest for His Own Sovereign Fund Gets $550 Billion Boost From Japan
The Japanese government, not companies, is poised to back U.S. infrastructure projects of the president’s choosing.
Trump's $550 Billion Japan 'Investment' Deal Isn't What It Seems: Tokyo's Top Negotiator Says 98% of It Will Be Loans And Guarantees
Japan's top negotiator is pushing back against claims that the country is handing over hundreds of billions of dollars to the ...
Trump’s trade vision takes shape: EU, Japan, Vietnam, others concede to tariff-heavy deals— but economic risks may dim the victory for US
President Trump's trade strategy, marked by elevated tariffs, is yielding agreements with nations like the EU, Japan, and ...