U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to hike nearly all of his tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum to a punishing 50% ...

The Japanese government is releasing stockpiled rice to retailers at reduced prices to address high consumer costs.

Rice is a household staple in Japan, but supermarkets have been having trouble keeping shelves stocked after a wave of panic ...

This means consumers have paid a premium, contributing to a downward trend in rice consumption alongside other factors such ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, who assumed his position in April, contributed an opinion piece to the Mainichi ...

Consumer inflation in the Tokyo metropolitan area picked up in May, signaling persistent price pressures nationwide.

The EU on Monday agreed to speed up tariff talks with the US, easing concerns about a trans-Atlantic trade war. The move ...

The meeting minutes are scheduled to be made public at 2 p.m. ET. The economic mood among Americans has improved markedly after an earlier slump on trade-war fears, the Conference Board's May survey ...

A potential reduction in longer-dated government bond issuance eases markets, but doesn't solve fiscal concerns ...

Shares slip; profit-taking hits banks; CPI ahead of forecasts; government approves Woodside gas extension; Web Travel rallies ...

There will be more back-and-forth in Trump's tariff pronouncements in the weeks ahead, and there is a case to make that each ...

Lawmakers approved a plan to help companies and consumers as officials bargain in Washington for relief from debilitating ...