For Americans who were awaiting the release of the Nintendo Switch 2, the delay of U.S. pre-orders for the gaming console this April was one indication of what’s to come.

Japan will pay a reciprocal tariff of 15% to the US, although the President did not specify whether the US would be paying any tariff or not on their exports to Japan.

The Japanese Yen (JPY) retreats sharply from a two-week top touched against its American counterpart during the Asian session on Wednesday and lifts the USD/JPY pair above the 147.00 mark in the last hour.

Japan's exports fell for a second straight month as sweeping U.S. tariffs took a toll on the country's manufacturers, with its fragile economy exposed to greater risks from the global trade war in coming months.

US President Donald Trump has announced he will impose a 25% tariff rate on Japan starting August 1 if no trade deal is reached beforehand. How is Japan reacting and how will it respond before the deadline?

Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa will visit Washington from Monday for an eighth round of trade talks, with the deadline

Japan’s exports fell for a second month as US President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign continued to weigh on trade, further raising the risk of a technical recession for the nation’s sputtering economy.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday said US-imposed tariffs on Japanese imports would have an impact on the country, but added that negotiations would continue.

Japan’s exports edged up in the first 20 days of June ahead of the Trump administration’s scheduled imposition of higher tariffs as US policy continues to impact trade flows.

Japan has raised the issue of auto tariffs with the US after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% levy on car imports, a move that would deliver a big blow to Japan’s economy.