Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa will be in Washington for talks with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and ...

Tokyo, April 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Tuesday expressed condolences over the death of former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2024. (Mainichi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan has conveyed its "extreme regret" over the reciprocal tariffs ...

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi talks to the press at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 10, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan said Thursday that U.S. President ...

He was 79. "We are deeply saddened by the death," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference. "He made huge contributions in setting the stage for the strong Japan-U.S ...

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 9, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A plan has emerged within Japan's ruling coalition to deliver a cash handout ...

Japan's birth rate is among the lowest in the world, a trend which has meant having a shrinking workforce, fewer consumers and businesses fighting to recruit workers.

Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Thursday welcomed a decision by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend the implementation ...

What can Japan do to halt the slide? In a briefing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said the Japanese government had been trying to offer help to young would-be parents who feel too ...

according to Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi. The visit is to “build a relationship of trust” between the two sides, with Japan requesting the U.S. side to drop the tariff ...

The government has been trying to offer help to young families who wish to have children but feel they cannot, because of economic reasons, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.