Japan, US steel tariffs

Japan’s trade minister fails to win US assurances on tariff exemptions
Japan's trade minister says he has not gotten assurances from U.S. officials that the key U.S. ally will be exempt from higher tariffs, some of which effect on Wednesday.
Japan Fails to Win Tariff Exemptions During Washington Visit
The country’s trade minister stressed its role as a top investor and employer in the United States in a bid to avoid being hit by new levies on metals and 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’s Muto Reiterates Plea for Exemption From Trump Tariffs
Japan’s trade minister failed to win an immediate exemption from US President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign even as he doubled down on the request in his first in-person discussions with US counterparts.
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 fails to secure exemptions from upcoming U.S. tariffs
Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto met with American officials Monday in hopes that exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to levy against some of his nation's imports but has no
Japan to Send Trade Minister Muto to US Amid Tariff Tensions
Japan’s Trade Minister Yoji Muto will visit the US next week as Tokyo steps up efforts to seek a reprieve from President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign.
Trump administration refuses to reassure Japan on tariffs despite investment deals
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,
U.S. allies in Asia still hope to avoid steel and aluminum tariffs
The Trump administration’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports are now in effect but South Korea, Japan and ...
US Lambasts Japan’s ‘700% Rice Tariff,’ Hinting at Levy Target
President Donald Trump’s administration hit out at Japan’s elevated rice tariffs, signaling that the grain and Tokyo will likely be targeted as the US seeks to apply reciprocal tariffs in the coming ...
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US imposition of steel, aluminum tariffs 'regrettable': Japan
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said Wednesday that the U.S. imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs, despite ...
Japan downgrades Q4 GDP, US tariffs cloud outlook
Japan's economy expanded in the October-December quarter at a slower pace than initially reported, weighed by weaker ...
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Sony, Suntory build US stockpiles as Japan faces Trump tariff threat
Japanese electronics giant Sony and drinks maker Suntory are stockpiling inventory in the United States while their peers ...
China's foreign minister blasts the US over tariffs at meeting with journalists
Along with fulminating against the United States, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi reasserted China’s South China Sea claims, ...
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 ...
Japanese companies begin stockpiling in response to new Trump tariffs: Cue a ton of PS5 stock and stale cans of coffee
In the new tariff talks, President Trump accused both China and Japan of undervaluing their currencies, causing an unfair ...