Japan said Monday it will continue to work closely with Canada to ensure peace in the Indo-Pacific and maintain unity among the Group of Seven nations, as former central banker Mark Carney prepares to become the next Canadian prime minister.

Carney takes the reins at a time when the White House is creating upheaval in the global economy — and with U.S. trading partners — with increasingly chaotic tariff announcements.

Global aluminium producers have sought premiums of $245-$260 per metric ton from Japanese buyers for April-June primary metal shipments, up 7%-14% from the current quarter, four sources directly involved in pricing talks said this week.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told the leaders of Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States. The remarks added to market jitters as Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday,

Japan's Seven & I, the parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain, says it is selling its supermarket store assets to Bain Capital for about $5.4 billion.

Shuhei has not given up on his homeland, but he doubts he will return to Japan anytime soon. The 35-year-old says he is now living a comfortable life as a gay man in Canada, one of the first ...