a senior Defense Ministry official is concerned that “if the Trump administration says anything, we will have to start talks as soon as possible.” In any case, what Japanese officials are ...

The No. 2 diplomats of Japan and the United States agreed Friday to schedule regular talks, hopefully at least twice a year, ...

Japanese officials had initially felt optimistic about a similar meeting between Ishiba ... while a Foreign Ministry official described the response from the Trump side as "full confirmation." ...

With just two months left on his 90-day tariff pause, Trump struck a deal with the UK. Other trade deals remain up in the air ...