Source: Global Times

[Global Times Report] According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, US President Trump said on June 29 local time that he is not prepared to lower the 25% additional tariff imposed on Japanese cars. Car tariffs have been the focus of the US-Japan tariff negotiations, and Japan has repeatedly requested the US to reduce the tariffs on Japanese cars. The Japanese Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, Akizawa Ryousei, visited the United States for the seventh time on the 26th, but this time even after extending his trip, he was unable to meet with US Treasury Secretary Brian Deese.

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According to the report, on June 29 local time, Trump said on a television program on Fox News, "Japan does not import American cars, but the US imports millions of Japanese cars, which is unfair. I have already explained this to Japan, and they have realized it." Regarding the negotiation deadline, Trump also said, "I will send a letter, and the trade negotiations will end... I can send a letter to Japan: 'Dear Japan, Japanese cars will be subject to a 25% tariff.'"

Tokyo Broadcasting System reported that Akizawa Ryousei, the Japanese Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization, visited the United States for the seventh time on the 26th to conduct new negotiations on the tariff issue. He originally planned to return on the 28th, but there was a problem with the meeting arranged with US Treasury Secretary Brian Deese. In order to meet with Deese, Akizawa Ryousei extended his stay in Washington, but in the end, he was still unable to meet with Deese and will return to Japan on the 30th.

In the tariff negotiations with the United States, Japan has repeatedly asked the US to reduce the tariffs on Japanese cars. Before departing for Washington on the 26th, Akizawa Ryousei clearly told reporters, "We cannot accept the 25% car tariff under any circumstances." Kyodo News reported that Trump's statements reflect that car tariffs have become an obstacle in the negotiations, and the US-Japan tariff negotiations are in a deadlock.

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