Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday started his second round of talks with senior U.S. officials, with their discussions likely to center on Tokyo's proposals to import more ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa on Thursday started his second round of talks with senior U.S. officials, with their discussions likely ...

Periods including “fish emerge from the ice” in mid-February and “rainbows hide” in late November offer a framework for ...

TOKYO -- Japan's point man in tariff talks with the U.S. will travel to Washington on Wednesday for the next round of discussions, which is expected to go into more specifics on topics such as ...

TOKYO -- Japan has started reviewing nontariff trade barriers opposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, including regulations on automobile and agricultural imports, as Tokyo hopes to improve its ...

Japan has revamped its agriculture policy to target a sharp increase in rice exports over the next five years. The move comes amid a surge in domestic prices for Japan's main staple food. The ...

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San Jose Councilmember Rosemary Kamei and preservationists have pleaded with the city to help facilitate the relocation of ...

"Rice is everything" in Japan, according to Firstpost, but consumers are facing a crisis: the country is running out of supplies and the price is rocketing. Extreme shortages throughout the ...

A Japanese chipmaker — Rapidus, a semiconductor startup, wants to power Apple’s future artificial intelligence server farms. Nikkei Asia says the company is negotiating with Apple, Google, and “dozens ...

Community members are urging the city of San Jose to help relocate a historic Japanese farmhouse. Recently, San Jose approved ...