Japan aims to protect trade interests following new US tariff announcement
Tokyo seeks to keep its trade deal with Washington despite new US tariffs. Officials aim to protect the auto sector before next month's planned state visit.
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US government has applied a 15% duty on imports from all countries, a move that has prompted the Japanese 
JP government (Tokyo) to seek treatment equally favourable to the trade deal agreed last July. This new tariff, implemented under a law separate from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), took effect immediately following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The application of this across-the-board levy comes at a critical time for Japan, as it threatens to raise duties on Japanese exports and disrupt the implementation of the prior U.S.-Japan trade agreement.
US government has applied a 15% duty on imports from all countries, a move that has prompted the Japanese JP government (Tokyo) to seek treatment equally favourable to the trade deal agreed last July. This new tariff, implemented under a law separate from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), took effect immediately following a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. The application of this across-the-board levy comes at a critical time for Japan, as it threatens to raise duties on Japanese exports and disrupt the implementation of the prior U.S.-Japan trade agreement.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is scheduled to visit the U.S. shortly, and the tariff application is expected to influence bilateral economic relations and ongoing projects. The Japan trade ministry has expressed concerns regarding the impact on Japan's auto industry and other key exporting sectors. Ryosei Akazawa and other Japanese officials are working to ensure that the progress made in the last July U.S.-Japan trade deal is not undermined by the new 15% duty.
