Japan's Nikkei fell on Tuesday, as markets were jittery about a trade war as fresh U.S. tariffs came into effect, while a stronger yen added to investors' concerns.

It’s the latest expansion of the Ballard Global Alliance, which launched last year and includes strategic partnerships with consultancies across the globe, including in Japan, South Korea, Latin America,

France, Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand—following Washington’s lead—have each staged war games or concluded alliances with Manila targeting China.

Jordan Stolz, center, is crowned 500-meter World Cup champion for 2024-25. Laurent Dubreuil of Canada and Tatsuya Shinhama of Japan share the podium.

Japanese stocks ended the day 1.2% lower after U.S. President Donald Trump made it clear that tariffs on Mexico and Canada would go into effect as planned.

Susan Webb, president of VoX International, which holds the Hawaii Tourism Authority contract to provide destination brand management and marketing services in Canada, boasted during HTA’s spring update that Canada had 37 more visitors to Hawaii in January than Japan,

Shares retreated Friday in Europe and Asia, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea tumbling more than 2% as U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to push ahead with 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada and to double tariffs on Chinese products to 20% left investors reeling.

In a press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt strongly criticized Canada, India, and Japan for imposing excessive tariffs on American products. She cited specific cases, including a 300% tariff on American cheese and butter by Canada,

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya is arranging a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Canada later this week as

Japan’s trade minister, Yoji Muto, met with members of the Trump administration in an effort to secure an exemption from President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs but received no such reassurances. Motu argued before Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick,

US President Donald Trump was back and forth all day Tuesday about raising tariffs on Canadian metal imports. He first announced a huge hike, only to change course a few hours later. His administration has also agreed to meet with Canadian officials to discuss trade later this week.

Couche-Tard, which operates Circle K convenience stores and gas stations, made an offer last year to acquire Seven & i Holdings, the parent company of 7-Eleven, for $18.19 per share