"In a free market, politics should not get involved when determining the merits of a business transaction, particularly when ...

American investment could become less welcome, undermining Japan’s progress on corporate reforms.

TOKYO -- Nippon Steel's plan to buy U.S. Steel has entered a new phase with the companies' declaration of a full-scale legal ...

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Thursday played down concerns over the potential repercussions from President Joe ...

President Joe Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. Steel on national security grounds will have ...

We have written extensively about the president's decision, the political dynamics at play and possible scenarios for the future. Now that Nippon Steel has taken the unprecedented step of suing the ...

Logical, but not perfect. The Wall Street Journal pointed out that a Cliffs-U.S. Steel combination "would control 100% of U.S ...

Let’s have faith that Trump will reject the Biden administration’s politically motivated interference in the deal or get an ...

When, on Friday, the Supreme Court hears the Biden administration defend the law that bans TikTok, the justices should remember what the administration said the previous Friday: "National security" ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has started his first foreign visit of the year. His crucial diplomatic tasks for this year are ...

The onetime dynamo is fighting to revive a takeover by Nippon Steel. Other tie-ups could also face obstacles, and going it ...

The CEO of Nippon Steel says he will not give up on the company's push to acquire US Steel, after the bid was blocked by US ...