Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Trump announced Japan would double its defense spending by 2027 and Nippon Steel would invest in U.S. Steel, not buy it.

The president said Nippon Steel would invest in U.S. Steel rather than take over the storied American manufacturer. He also said DOGE would look for savings at the Pentagon and Education Department.

Japanese policymakers have been sensitive to the risk of Trump making explicit comments about the yen and causing market ...

President Donald Trump on Friday (Feb 7) pushed Japan to invest in US energy and technology, showered his closest Asian ally with praise and sought a way out of a dispute over a Japanese bid for US ...

The statement comes after U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday. The two leaders expressed their commitment to ensuring North Korea ...

As he welcomed Shigeru Ishiba to the White House, Donald Trump added that he wasn't ruling out the possibility of tariffs ...