In Japanese, “tariff” translates to 関税 (kanzei, import tax), a word you’ve likely heard more often in the news. Coupled with Japan’s lingering 米不足 (kome-busoku, rice shortage), ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called his new trade deal with Japan "a game changer for our farmers and our ranchers." But don't expect America's Land O'Lakes butter ...

The United States appears willing to accept a big cut in Japanese tariffs on beef imports rather than insist on scrapping the levy, the Nikkei business daily said on Friday, as the two countries ...

TOKYO -- Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. announced May 13 it will release a new 100% California-grown rice labeled "Karoyaka" on June 6, ... (MA) tariff-free quota set by the Japanese government.

By Makiko Yamazaki and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's exports fell in May for the first time in eight months as big automakers like Toyota were hit by sweeping U.S. tariffs, and the failure of ...

This paper empirically examines the tariff pass-through in wholesaling by employing the wholesale firm-level data in Japan. We found that importing wholesalers significantly raised their margin ratio ...