Fukushima nuclear plant completes second debris removal operation, facing challenges in decommissioning due to high radiation ...

Japan's chief trade negotiator will visit the United States this week for talks aimed at convincing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove tariff ...

Some countries are looking to take advantage of Trump's 90-day tariff pause to negotiate with the Trump administration.

Although there were many people within the government and the ruling block who favoured appointing Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, who has experience as foreign minister, Mr Ishiba ...

“We received the latest US announcement positively,” chief government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi told a regular briefing. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel ...

The move came after Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the right-hand man of Ishiba, asked LDP's chief policymaker Itsunori Onodera to consider what steps may be needed to support the economy, ...

"We take the recent announcement by the U.S. government in a positive light,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said. In a time of both misinformation and too much information ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A plan has emerged within Japan's ruling coalition to deliver a cash handout ...

that the party has been asked by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi to come up with ideas at an early date. "We need to analyze the impact of economic concerns on the domestic economy ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, Japan's top government spokesman, made the demand hours after a 24% reciprocal tariff took effect, despite Tokyo’s request for an exemption.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has conveyed its "extreme regret" over the reciprocal tariffs ...