Japanese Prime Minister Shigro Eshiba expressed his deep disappointment on Saturday with the new 25 % American tariff on the car parts that entered into force at the beginning of the day.
Ishiba told correspondents that Japan would continue to pressure the government of US President Donald Trump to reconsider his identification measures.
On Saturday, the United States government imposed a 25 % new tariff on the components of imported cars, including engines and transportation, in another blow to the main auto industry in Japan, which was punished with The same tariff on cars I entered into force in early April.
Ishiba also said that Japan is negotiating with the United States on the American definitions “All”, after reports that the American side is not ready to make tax exemptions on Products such as cars and steel.
The US government told Japan on its second tour of the negotiations, which was held in Washington on Thursday, which Focus mainly on mutual definitions In his negotiations with Tokyo, it does not include taxes on cars, steel and aluminum, Kyodo News said, referring to sources from the Japanese government.
The main negotiator, Riozi Akazawa, said on Saturday after returning to Japan from the ministerial level negotiations in Washington, that Japan does not intend to close a trade agreement with the United States government unless all the new customs tariffs are a magazine, the main negotiator Riozi Akazawa said on Saturday after returning to Japan from the ministerial level negotiations in Washington.
“We press the United States to reconsider the tariff series “We cannot reach an agreement if this is not properly dealt with in a package,” Akazawa, Minister of Economic Activation in Japan, told reporters.
According to a Reuters report, Finance Minister Kato Katsunopo said on Friday that Japan’s appearance on more than one trillion American treasury titles is one of the tools that Japan can use in commercial negotiations with the United States. He confirmed that Japan carries our debts by not supporting the United StatesBut mainly to ensure sufficient liquidity to make interference in the yen when necessary.
Reuters noticed that this statement contradicts Kato’s notes last month, when he excluded the possibility of using Japan’s participation in the US Treasury titles Exchange of currency in commercial negotiations.
