Editorial

14:00 JST, May 26, 2025

Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations are in full swing. The Japanese government needs to steadily carry out the negotiations toward a comprehensive agreement, including a review of high U.S. tariffs on automobiles.

Ryosei Akazawa, minister in charge of economic revitalization, visited the United States and held the third round of tariff negotiations with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other officials. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who serves as chief negotiator for the United States, was absent.

“We were able to have a more frank and in-depth exchange than last time,” Akazawa explained to reporters after these latest negotiations. He expressed his intention to continue close talks, saying that “it would be desirable to reach some kind of agreement” in time........

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