The United States has struck deals over tariffs with some of its key trading partners — including Britain, Japan and the ...

William Sposato is a Tokyo-based journalist who has been a contributor to Foreign Policy since 2015. He has been following ...

New opinion polls show support for Ishiba’s administration remains low, although surveys also suggest the public sees few good alternatives to the current PM.

President Trump, meeting with Britain’s prime minister in Scotland, called on Russia to stop its attacks in Ukraine in less ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba signaled he intends to stay in office despite a growing number of calls within the ruling party for him to step down after an election setback last week.

The right-wing populist party Sanseito made big strides in parliamentary elections in Japan, capitalizing on concerns about the economy, immigration and overtourism.

When President Donald Trump revealed that his administration had struck a "massive" trade and investment deal with Japan, he described it as "completed"—but it must still pass the Japanese parliament, ...

The July 20 House of Councillors election showed that the foundation of Japan’s political order has crumbled. Japan, which ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to oversee the "steady" implementation of a recently clinched trade deal ...

Discussions of the new trade deal with Japan—including my own comments here—remind me that it is incumbent on all of us who write about trade to be honest about how much politics, and not pure ...

A deal with Japan and a potential deal with Europe follows months of uncertainty and will likely raise prices while offering a bit of clarity for global trade.