Japan has reported it posted a trade deficit for the fifth straight year in 2025 as exports were hit by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and a diplomatic rift with neighboring China.

Japan also maintained a trade surplus with the US in 2025 despite Trump’s campaign to rebalance the gap with tariffs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Takaichi expected support from the White House. Instead, she received a phone call from President Trump telling her to lower the volume and to stop provoking the Chinese government.

U.S. stock futures rose Wednesday night after President Donald Trump signaled a retreat from planned tariffs on the European Union, following what he described as a “very productive” meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte,

In 2025, Japan's exports to the United States fell 4.1 percent, contributing to a 12.6 percent decline in Tokyo's trade surplus with Washington

By David French Jan 20 (Reuters) - All three major Wall Street indexes ended Tuesday with their biggest one-day drops in three months, in a broad selloff triggered by concerns that fresh tariff threats from President Donald Trump against Europe could signal renewed market volatility.

The Dow tumbled 870 points on Tuesday as investors assessed the impact of Trump's intensifying push to take control of Greenland.

Asia stock markets were in the red on Tuesday amid a sharp drop in U.S. futures after renewed U.S. tariff threats against Europe reignited trade uncertainty, while a surge in Japan’s long-dated government bond yields tightened regional financial conditions,