Japan's $550 billion investment package agreed in this week's U.S. tariff deal could help finance a Taiwanese firm building semiconductor plants in the U.S., Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said on Saturday.

Japan’s trade agreement with the US could serve as the benchmark for many other deals currently being negotiated with Washington, and the global economy could just about

President Trump last week touted a $550 billion investment in the US that Japan made as part of trade negotiations "to lower their tariffs a little bit," as he described it. On Saturday, Japanese trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa suggested the money could be used to help finance a Taiwanese chipmaker building plants in the US,

South Korea's Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan addresses concerns over the U.S.-Japan trade deal amidst pressure on Seoul to formulate its own agreement. The deal, which includes $550 billion Japanese investments,

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to expand its securitisation business globally, with a focus on North America, and will increase headcount in this area by around 25%, a senior executive at Japan's largest banking group said in an interview.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. Group Head, Global Corporate & Investment Banking Business Group Fumitaka Nakahama talks about their strategy at their office in Tokyo, Japan July 10, 2025 ...