On September 3 and 4, 2026, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa visited Washington, D.C., United States, and held meetings with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade...
The Ministry of Finance announced that a Cabinetapproved ordinance will impose provisional antidumping duties on hotdip galvanized steel strips and sheets originating in South Korea and China,...
The Ministry of Finance announced the Cabinet decision on a decree imposing provisional antidumping duties on hotdip galvanized steel strip and sheet originating in the Republic of Korea and the...
Finance Minister Katayama released an interim report finding dumping and injury to domestic producers concerning hotdip galvanized steel products from China and South Korea. She said the matter would...
The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry made a provisional determination presuming the importation of dumped goods and material injury to the domestic industry...
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Finance made a provisional decision finding a presumption of imports of dumped goods and material injury or other relevant facts...
The US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced on September 15 the commencement of application acceptance for additional product categories subject to 50% additional...
Federal Register Publication of Tariff Rate Revisions... Federal Register Publication of Tariff Rate Revisions...
The Fair Competition Commission (FCC) of Tanzania announced on September 1, 2025, the implementation of a new system mandating trademark registration (Recordation) for imported goods starting...
BRICS Emergency Summit Convened On September 8, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attended an online BRICS emergency summit convened by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Chinese...
Background of the Symposium The GermanJapanese Business Association (DJW) held a symposium titled "JapanGermany Economic Cooperation Under the Trump Administration From Competition to Cocreation" in...
Overview of JapanUS Agreement Documents The Japanese and US governments reached an agreement in July on US tariff measures discussions, after which President Trump issued an executive order on...
China's Ministry of Commerce announced on September 3 through Commerce Ministry Announcement No. 48 of 2025 the implementation of anticircumvention measures on certain optical fiber products...
August ISM Indices Show Tariff Impact on Employment... August ISM Indices Show Tariff Impact on Employment...
Trump Revises Mutual Tariff Exemption List President Donald Trump issued an executive order on September 5 revising items exempt from mutual tariffs. The order modified Annex 2 of the April mutual...
Ministry of Finance announced customs intellectual property infringement seizure statistics for first half of 2025. Import seizure cases totaled 17,249, down 5.6% yearonyear but exceeding 15,000...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Mexico on September 3 and met with President Claudia Sheinbaum. Both leaders reaffirmed their strong partnership and confirmed cooperation on key issues...
The Ministry of Finance announced preliminary trade statistics for earlymid August 2025 (1st20th), showing both exports and imports declined yearonyear, while the trade deficit narrowed by 18.2%.......
Prime Minister Ishiba held press conference September 5, 2025 following President Trump signing executive order on Japan tariff reductions. Government prioritized earliest possible US tariff...
The US Department of Justice announced on August 29 the launch of an interagency trade fraud task force aimed at strengthening enforcement against unfair tariff evasion and smuggling of prohibited...