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Japan, Donald Trump and trade deal

Trump announces ‘massive’ trade agreement with Japan
President Donald Trump announced a long-awaited trade agreement with Japan on Tuesday night, a framework between allies and major trading partners that appeared elusive just weeks ago.
Trump secures historic $550B trade deal with Japan: 'Never been anything like it'
The Trump administration secured a $550 billion investment from Japan with 90% of profits going to the US, along with reciprocal tariffs of 15% and expanded market access.
Trump Strikes Japan Trade Deal Setting Tariffs at 15%
The U.S. and Japan have reached a trade deal, President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday, with the Asian country facing 15% “reciprocal" tariffs.
Japan says US to amend ‘regrettable’ tariff deal inconsistency
Ryosei Akazawa said that the US had promised to avoid “stacking” the tariffs — which would add the 15 per cent levy agreed between Washington and Tokyo on top of existing charges — and refunding companies that had already been overcharged.
Japan says US promises to fix double tariff oversight
The U.S. government on Thursday promised to amend a presidential executive order to remove overlapping tariffs on Japanese goods, Tokyo's trade negotiator said, after talks in Washington to fix what he called a "regrettable" oversight.
Japan Says U.S. Has Agreed To Fix ‘Regrettable’ Error In Trump’s Tariff Order And Give Refunds
The change will mean Trump’s reciprocal tariff rate of 15% on Japan will not stack on top of existing sector-specific levies, similar to an arrangement with the EU.
Trump admin admits ‘regrettable’ blunder doubling tariffs on key Japanese imports
The Trump administration admitted to an “extremely regrettable” mistake after accidentally doubling tariffs on some Japanese products due to sloppy implementation of its new reciprocal tariffs. The error,
URGENT: Japan says U.S. to correct tariff deal "mistake"
The United States has admitted to a "mistake" in implementing part of a bilateral trade deal with Japan and has agreed to correct it in line with what both sides agreed to about two weeks ago, a Japanese negotiator said Thursday.
Opinion: The trade deal with Japan – more than meets the eye
Japan's trade history with the U.S. tells us a great deal about the country's latest trade deal with President Trump.
Japan Gets a Trade Deal; Earnings Season Ramps Up
The U.S. and Japan announced a big trade deal that lowers tariffs to just 15% on imports, and the team discusses earnings ...
Trump's new trade world is built around recent deals. The problem: We still don't know many details.
This past week saw Donald Trump move forward with new tariffs built around recent deals with major partners. But recent days have also seen increasing confusion about what exactly many of these ...
U.S. and Japan Reach Trade Deal
President Trump says Tokyo will face 15% reciprocal tariffs instead of the 25% he had threatened while the nation invests ...
US-Japan Trade Deal Guarantees Lowest Tariff Rates for Chips, Pharma, Japanese Official Says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's leading trade negotiator said on Tuesday that the trade deal Tokyo agreed with the United States ...
Japan says US investments under trade deal will be determined by benefits for Tokyo
Japan's promised $550 billion in U.S. investments under the trade deal struck last month will be determined by whether they will benefit Tokyo too, the Asian nation's top tariff negotiator said on ...
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Kuwait and Japan eye stronger ties in energy, food trade, and diplomacy
Kuwait and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors, including ...
Detroit automakers blast Japan trade deal as 'unfair advantage'
GM, Ford and Stellantis are criticizing the U.S., Japan trade pact that lowers Japanese auto tariffs to 15% and keeps North ...
Japan says profits from US investments in trade deal to be shared according to contributions
Japan's government said on Friday that profits from a $550 billion investment package agreed in this week's tariff deal with ...