TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday expressed "serious concern" about the U.S.

Mr Trump on April 2 announced a hefty 24 per cent levy on imports from its close ally. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning measures to ease the impact of inflation on consumers that draw on ...

TOKYO: US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japanese goods are a "national crisis", Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said ...

GINOWAN, Okinawa Prefecture—Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi met with ... in hosting the U.S. military,” said the top government spokesman. Tamaki emphasized that 70 percent of ...

Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States, but Trump on Thursday announced a 24% levy on imports from the close Washington ally.

Asked if Japan was considering retaliatory measures, top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi said the two nations would continue to discuss details of the duties, which came into force at ...

The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday (March 27) for Japan to be exempted from auto tariffs, calling ...

Japan's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi underscored the need to strengthen ties with Canada, saying it shares with Japan fundamental values such as freedom, democracy, human rights and the ...

TOKYO, March 27, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US tariffs on auto imports are "extremely regrettable", the Japanese government's spokesman said Thursday after US President Donald Trump announced levies of 25 ...

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Tuesday that ... including our country." The top government spokesman added that Tokyo will "take all possible ...

While no new spending appears to be planned, Ishiba’s comments on the price measures likely had the upcoming summer general ...