TOKYO (Reuters) - The hearing for a lawsuit that Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel brought against U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is scheduled for February and March, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday, without citing sources.

By Kevin Buckland and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba asked U.S. President Joe Biden to allay concerns in the Japanese and U.S. business communities over the status of Nippon Steel's planned acquisition of U.

TOKYO -- Nippon Steel's plan to buy U.S. Steel has entered a new phase with the companies' declaration of a full-scale legal war against the U.S. government. They hope the lawsuits will overturn President Joe Biden's order to give up the acquisition.

A former Japan trade official believes that talk of a chilling effect on investment may be overblown. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The usually reticent ally is making it clear that it will not go quietly in its fight to overturn President Biden’s decision to block Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion takeover bid of U.S. Steel, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba warning this week that the rejection could have real consequences for the bilateral relationship,

The bid by Japan’s Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on life, even as the potential for a new bid for the storied Pittsburgh steelmaker began to emerge Monday.

Young Slams Biden For Blocking The Nippon Steel Deal: ‘No Substantiated Evidence’ To Justify It During Thursday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing, Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) questioned Trump’s Housing and Urban Development Secretary Nominee Scott Turner,