TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -When Tokyo's top trade negotiator met U.S. President Donald Trump for tariff talks at the White House earlier this month, he presented him with a gold-coloured piggy bank.     One detail, seemingly unnoticed by those in the room, is that the gift was made in China, the focal point for Trump's sweeping trade war that has engulfed Japan...

By Maki Shiraki and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, April 27 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) said it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key parts supplier Toyota Industries ( TYIDF ) - a buyout that reportedly could cost $42 billion. We are currently exploring various possibilities, including partial investment, the automaker said in a...

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump's April 9 decision to hike tariffs on China hit as Steve Egan, a promotional product distributor in Tampa, Florida, was in the middle of ordering 5,000 rubber ducks from a Chinese vendor. The ducks were for a local non-profit that wanted to hand them out at parades and special events. Overnight, the ducks' cost jumped from...

By Maki Shiraki and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor ( TM ) said it is exploring the possibility of investing in a potential buyout of key parts supplier Toyota Industries ( TYIDF ) - a buyout that reportedly could cost $42 billion. We are currently exploring various possibilities, including partial investment, the automaker said in a filing with the...