DistantNews
Support us
🇯🇵 Japan /Economy & Trade

Japan’s Trade Minister Says Last Year’s US Agreement on Tariffs Remains Unchanged

From NHK · () Japanese

Translated from Japanese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Official statement Context piece
  • Japan’s Economy, Trade and Industry Minister met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in the United States.
  • Akazawa said they confirmed that Japan’s treatment under tariff measures would not be less favorable than under last year’s US-Japan agreement.
  • The statement concerns ongoing discussions over tariff policy between Tokyo and Washington.

Japan’s economy, trade and industry minister, Ryosei Akazawa, said a meeting with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer confirmed that last year’s agreement between Tokyo and Washington remains unchanged in its treatment of Japan.

Akazawa is visiting the United States. He said the two sides discussed tariff measures and confirmed that Japan would not receive less favorable treatment than it received under the agreement reached last year.

The statement came as the two governments continued discussions over tariffs. The report did not provide further details of the measures or the meeting.

About this summary

Originally published by NHK in Japanese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog