Japan, trade minister and US steel tariffs

Japan's trade minister fails to win US assurances on tariff exemptions
Japan’s trade minister said Tuesday that he has failed to win assurances from U.S. officials that the key U.S. ally will be exempt from tariffs, some of which effect on Wednesday. Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations over the tariffs on a range of Japanese exports including cars,
Japan says ‘regrettable’ it is not exempt from US steel tariffs
TOKYO - Japan said on March 12 it was “regrettable” that the country had not been granted an exemption from US President Donald Trump’s steel and aluminium tariffs of 25 per cent.
Japan says trade minister will visit Washington for March 9-11 to meet US officials
Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto will visit Washington from March 9-11 to discuss economic ties with U.S. senior officials, the trade ministry announced on Friday.
Japan’s trade minister heads to Washington for tariff talks.
The minister, Yoji Muto, is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese businesses, including automotive giants.
Japan again urges US to lift Trump-era tariffs
Japan's Minister of Trade, Yoji Muto, during his first personal talks with American counterparts, once again emphasized the need to exclude the country from the tariff campaign initiated by US President Donald Trump.
Japan trade chief meets U.S. counterparts to seek tariff exemptions
Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto on Monday met with his U.S. counterparts to seek exemptions from new tariffs President Donald Trump plans to impose on steel, automobiles and other imports. Muto held separate talks with U.
Japan’s GDP Growth Imperils 2% Defense Spending Target
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Don't use China as a hedge against US, Beijing's envoy warns Japan
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What Japan can teach the US in an age of boycotts
So how to land that blow? About a month ago, in an indelibly inked call to mass action, a small handful of Coca-Cola vending machines in Tokyo’s Shibuya district were defaced with the word “boycott”.
US ambassador nominee to Japan wants to make bilateral ties work for Americans
George Glass, who has been nominated by US President Donald Trump to be his country's next ambassador to Japan, says he plans to make sure that the bilateral relationship works for the American people ...
‘Real reasons to be worried’: are US tariffs finally coming for Japan?
Sure enough, Trump has indicated that tariffs of 25 per cent will be imposed on vehicle imports from April 2, which would ...
Japan, Germany Step Up on Indonesia Climate Deal as US Exits
Japan’s finance minister confirmed the nation will continue to support Indonesia’s energy transition following the exit of ...
Japan's trade minister fails to win tariff exemption assurance from US
Japan's trade minister said he had asked the United States not to impose trade tariffs on his country, but did not win any ...