Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says that he spoke by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed to hold “productive” discussions at an upcoming round of tariff talks between the two sides.

Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States.

Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September quarter as consumer spending held up.

Japan racked up a 621 billion yen, or $4.3 billion, trade deficit in July, as prices of imports surged.

Nissan says it has a “sustainability plan” to become a greener and more inclusive company.

The Japanese economy shrank at an annual rate of 1.8% in the first quarter of this year.

Earthquakes have again struck Japan’s north-central region of Ishikawa that is still recovering from the destruction left by a powerful quake on Jan. 1.

Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators are at high risk of exploding in a crash and hurling metal fragments.

A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall.

Nissan says it expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029.

Japan has reported its exports rose 7.8% in February from a year earlier on strong shipments of cars and electrical machinery.

Nissan and Honda have announced they will work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology, sectors where Japanese automakers have fallen behind.

Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto is the 2024 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the highest honor in the field.

Japan has reported its exports surged nearly 12% in January, helped by robust demand for vehicles, auto parts and machinery.

Honda is recalling over 750,000 vehicles in the U.S. because a faulty sensor may cause the front passenger air bags to inflate when they're not supposed to in a crash.

Japan has dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday.

Honda is recalling nearly 250,000 vehicles in the U.S. because bearings can fail, causing the engines to stall and increasing the risk of a crash.

Batteries in older Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are getting a new life as portable power sources that can be used to run gadgets on the go or deliver emergency power in disasters.

Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly causing drivers to lose steering control.

Japan suffered a trade deficit last month as exports sank for the first time in two years and five months, dragged down by a slowdown overseas.

Trevor Bauer pitched his first game in just over 22 months and scattered seven hits over 7 innings and got a 4-1 victory against the Hiroshima Carp before a record crowd of 33,202.

Former Cy Young winner Trevor Bauer is about to start his first game for his new team — the Yokohama BayStars.

Chinese electric car exporters are starting to compete with global brands in their home markets.

The Trevor Bauer era in Japan began Friday at an introductory news conference with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.

Nissan and Renault have agreed to make their mutual cross-shareholdings equal at 15%, ironing out a source of conflict in the Japan-French auto alliance.

Japan’s top government spokesperson said Monday that the number of babies born this year is below last year's record low.

Major South Korean battery maker LG and Japanese automaker Honda are investing $4.4 billion in a joint venture to produce batteries for Honda electric vehicles in the North American market.

Japan has recorded a trade deficit in April as imports ballooned 28% as energy prices soared while the yen remained weak.

Japan has reported its economy grew at a 5.4% annual pace in the last quarter, helped by improved consumer spending and exports.

The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in electric vehicle technology over the next five years.

Japan says it will keep its borders closed to most foreign citizens through February as it attempts to accelerate coronavirus booster shots for elderly people and expand hospital capacity to cope with the rapidly spreading omicron variant.

Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption and auto production took a hit from the ongoing efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

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A Japanese team of All-Stars fulfilled a determined national mission to win the Olympic baseball gold medal for the first time, beating the United States 2-0 behind Munetaka Murakami’s third-inning home run.

Imagine Olympic swimming without the world’s top 100.

Yuki Yanagita tied it with an RBI grounder off Scott McGough in the ninth inning, Takuya Kai hit a winning single against Edwin Jackson in the 10th and Japan beat the United States 7-6 Monday night to reach the Olympic semifinals.

Yuki Yanagita tied it with an RBI grounder off Scott McGough in the ninth inning, Takuya Kai hit a winning single against Edwin Jackson in the 10th and Japan beat the United States 7-6 Monday night to reach the Olympic semifinals.

Foul-ball watchdogs play a valiant role in reminding fans to dodge potentially lethal projectiles brawny hitters club their way.

Megan Rapinoe converted the deciding penalty in a shootout and the United States advanced to the semifinals of the women’s Olympic soccer tournament 4-2 following a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands.

The United States secured a victory over Japan in the final opening round game to gather momentum ahead of a gold medal rematch.

Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida has pleaded for patience from disgruntled shareholders and promised a turnaround at the Japanese automaker.

Federal regulators have denied a union push to try to organize fewer than 100 employees at the Nissan assembly plant in Tennessee.

Until recently, the location of executed wartime Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo’s remains was one of World War II’s biggest mysteries in the nation he once led.

New Nissan Motor Co. logo is displayed at the global headquarters of Nissan Motor Co.,. His boss Carlos Ghosn escaped financial misconduct charges by fleeing the country, but another former Nissan executive is still awaiting trial in Japan: Greg Kelly. Kelly's trial in Tokyo District Court opens Sept. 15, nearly two years after his arrest, and the same day he turns 64 . (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)DETROIT – Nissan is recalling more than 354,000 Pathfinder SUVs worldwide, some for a second time, because the brake lights can stay on all the time. They also will replace a brake light relay, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents posted Thursday.

Across Europe, governments are reopening their economies as they get a handle on a second virus surge, but only gradually, and partially. Vast cobblestone plazas stand empty this festive season instead of hosting Christmas markets that usually electrify historic cities. The reopening won’t be enough to make up for sales lost during the pandemic - but reflects the glimmer of hope that forecasters are starting to see in the global economy. It predicts the global economy will shrink about 4.2% this year and rebound by the same rate in 2021 before growing 3.7% the following year. Across Europe, governments are reopening their economies as they get a handle on a second virus surge – but only gradually, and partially.

This photo shows a device to detect carbon dioxide installed in the seats of a baseball stadium, home for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, in Yokohama, south of Tokyo on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)YOKOHAMA – Officials in Japan are using some high-tech devices to see if they can fill sports stadiums closer to capacity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The baseball stadium in Yokohama will be used this weekend in an experiment to test if its 32,000 seats can be filled safely. Japanese professional baseball games are being played there, but only using half the seats. About 1,750 deaths in Japan have been attributed to COVID-19, a relatively low number in a country of 126 million.

(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)TOKYO – Japan’s coronavirus cases have topped 100,000, nine months after the first case was found in mid-January, the health ministry said Friday. According to health ministry data, nearly half of the new patients were in their 20s and 30s. In other developments in the Asia-Pacific region:— Customs agents in the southern Chinese city of Hong Kong have seized 100,000 counterfeit face masks and arrested one person. — India reported 48,648 new coronavirus cases, continuing a monthlong slowing trend in infections even as the country adds to its 8 million cases. The Health Ministry also reported 563 more fatalities in the past 24 hours, raising the confirmed death toll to 121,090.

Japans trade surplus widened in August as the pandemic pummeled a wide array of industries and sapped consumer demand, according to preliminary data from the Finance Ministry released Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)MITO – Japan’s trade surplus widened in August as the pandemic pummeled a wide array of industries and sapped consumer demand. But both exports and imports with the U.S. fell more than 20%, helping reduce the politically sensitive trade surplus by 20% to 373 billion yen ($3.5 billion). Exports in August totaled 5.23 trillion yen ($49 billion), outpacing 4.98 trillion yen in imports ($47 billion), leaving a surplus of 248 billion yen ($2.4 billion). Helping to boost the trade surplus, imports of oil, gas and other fuels plunged 45%, partly thanks to lower prices for many commodities.

Japans economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, government data released Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, show. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)TOKYO Japans economy shrank at annual rate of 27.8% in April-June, the worst contraction on record, as the coronavirus pandemic slammed consumption and trade, according to government data released Monday. The annual rate shows what the number would have been if continued for a year. For the April-June period, Japan's exports dropped at a whopping annual rate of 56%, while private consumption dipped at an annual rate of nearly 29%. Japan's export-dependent economy relies heavily on growth in China, where outbreaks of the novel coronavirus began and have since subsided.

Nissan Motor Co.'s new electric crossover Ariya is displayed at Nissan Pavilion in Yokohama near Tokyo Tuesday, July 14, 2020. The Ariya is the Japanese automakers first major all-new model since getting embroiled in the scandal surrounding former Chairman Carlos Ghosn. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)TOKYO Nissan unveiled an electric crossover vehicle Wednesday, the Japanese automakers first major all-new model since getting embroiled in the scandal surrounding its former chairman, Carlos Ghosn. At its global premiere in Yokohama, Japan, the new vehicle, Ariya" was billed as a new chapter for Nissan. The event was held online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Uncertainty remains over how Nissan will fare without Ghosn, who spear-headed its move into electric cars while at its help for two decades.

Brazil, with more than 1.1 million cases and 51,000 deaths, has been affected more than anywhere but the U.S., which has reported more than 2.3 million cases and 120,000 deaths, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University. On Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci will return to Capitol Hill at a fraught moment in the nations response. Even some countries that have had initial success in stamping out the virus are finding pockets of resurgence. In Australia, Victoria state on Tuesday reported 17 new cases, resulting in the closing of two primary schools in Melbourne. Experts say the true numbers are much higher because of limited testing and cases in which patients had no symptoms.

Japan's professional baseball regular season will be kicked off Friday without fans in attendance because of the threat of the spreading coronavirus. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)TOKYO Japanese baseball managed to do what American baseball has not play ball. After a three-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the world's second-most famous baseball league opened a season Friday that will be shortened from its regular 143 games to 120. The regular season is to end on Nov. 7, followed by post-season play. That compares to almost 120,000 in the United States, which has 2.6 times the population of Japan but about 120 times more deaths.