President Donald Trump said he reached a trade deal with Japan that will set tariffs on Japanese imports at 15% and see the key American ally invest $550 billion into the US.“I just signed the largest trade deal in history — I think maybe the largest deal in history — with Japan,

President Trump said Tuesday that he had reached a “massive” trade deal with Japan, helping to allay fears of heightened trade tensions between the United States and one of its closest Asian allies.

The deal will provide more trade certainty for the Southeast Asian country, though it only appears to slightly lower tariffs compared with what Mr. Trump had previously threatened.

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.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who faced a major defeat in a key election for the smaller of Japan’s two-chamber parliament, said Monday he will stay on to tackle challenges such as rising pr...

Political instability will complicate the picture for the Bank of Japan, as Reuters' Elena Casas explains.