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Trump announces 25% tariffs on goods from Japan and South Korea beginning Aug. 1

By Alex Veiga, Associated Press

Trump has been talking for a while about ending trade negotiations and sending out letters informing countries about their tariff rates.

As Hiroshima’s 80th anniversary nears, Japan’s royal couple honor A-bomb victims

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Emperor Naruhito has repeatedly stressed the importance to remember and keep telling the tragedy of the war to younger generations.

Nippon Steel finalizes $15 billion buyout of U.S. Steel after sealing national security agreement

By Marc Levy, Associated Press

The pursuit by Nippon Steel for the Pittsburgh-based company was buffeted by national security concerns and presidential politics in a premier battleground state, dragging out the transaction for more than a year after U.S. Steel shareholders approved it.

Explosion at U.S. base on Okinawa injures 4 Japanese soldiers

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

Fans line up for the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 around the world

By Ayaka McGill, Associated Press

In the U.S., a chaotic pre-order process in April left some fans frustrated after the consoles quickly sold out. People lined up early Thursday at stores in hopes of buying one.

Japanese private lunar lander falls silent while attempting moon touchdown

By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press

The Tokyo-based company ispace said its lander dropped out of lunar orbit as planned. But there was no immediate word on the outcome, following the hourlong descent.

South Korea’s new president vows to pursue talks with North Korea and bolster ties with U.S., Japan

By Hyung-Jin Kim, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

President Lee Jae-myung said he'll pursue pragmatic diplomacy and boost a trilateral Seoul-Washington-Tokyo cooperation based on the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Lee won a snap election Tuesday for a five-year term.

WATCH: Trump says he’s doubling steel import tariffs to 50% at U.S. Steel plant

By Michelle L. Price, Marc Levy, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

In a post later on his Truth Social platform, President Donald Trump added that aluminum tariffs would also be doubled to 50%. He said both tariff hikes would go into effect Wednesday.

During meetings in Japan, WTO chief says global trade is facing a crisis

By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The head of the global trade watchdog says global free trade is facing a “crisis” as U.S. President Donald Trump disrupts world commerce with his fast-changing tariffs and other policies.

Trump to join his top economic advisers for trade negotiations with Japan at the White House

By Darlene Superville, Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

The Republican president said in a social media post that he’ll attend the meeting alongside Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who have a central role in his trade and tariff policies.