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Ishiba under pressure to take stronger stance against U.S. on tariffs
Some opposition leaders are urging the prime minister to rally his party around a strategy before speaking with the U.S.
Japan PM Ishiba says he and Trump agreed in call to more talks on tariffs
Japan's key economic ministers were instructed to be vigilant to market developments. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...
Japan’s Ishiba and NATO chief vow to deepen security ties as regional threats rise
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and NATO chief Mark Rutte have vowed to further deepen military ties while stressing ...
Japan’s Ishiba Aims to Visit US to Pitch Broad Tariff Deal
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he would go to the US as soon as possible to pitch a wide-ranging deal with ...
Kyodo News on MSN5d
Ishiba has high hopes for Osaka Expo despite little public interest
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba wants the upcoming World Exposition in Osaka that kicks off April 13 to embody ...
The Japan Times6d
Ishiba to face more political headaches with return of scandal-hit LDP members
For an already-unpopular administration, the return of party members implicated in a slush funds scandal will create further ...
Nordot on MSN6d
Ishiba vows unprecedented U.S. tariff response amid "national crisis"
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump's imposition of reciprocal tariffs is a looming "national crisis" that requires an "unprecedented" response, underscoring the ...
U.S. Dollar Jumps From Trump Tariff Pause
The U.S. Dollar Index rose after President Trump put a 90-day pause on tariffs for some countries while raising the tariff on China to 125%.