Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday, the Asahi newspaper reported on Wednesday.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning to decide on his future after assessing progress in tariff negotiations with the United States, Yomiuri newspaper reported on Wednesday.

“We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal ever made," Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The president said the agreement includes a 15% tariff on imported goods from Japan, and the country will invest $550 billion into the U

Japan's embattled prime minister Shigeru Ishiba, fresh off a crushing defeat in upper house elections over the weekend, will not be in a position of strength to negotiate a favorable trade deal with the U.S., analysts said.

Wall Street is hanging near its records following some mixed profit reports, as General Motors and other big U.S. companies give updates on how much President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hurting or helping them.

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House to discuss averting a proposed 25% tariff on Japanese imports. As the August 1 deadline approaches,

For Americans who were awaiting the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the delay of U.S. pre-orders for the gaming console this April was one indication of what’s to come.

The commercial relationship between the United States and Japan is at a critical juncture, with a looming 25% tariff threat from President Donald Trump on Japanese imports. This could significantly raise prices for American consumers on key products.