Trade
Ishiba Says Japan Won’t Just Keep Conceding in US Tariff Talks
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Japan won’t just keep conceding to US demands to reach a deal over tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said, in some of his most combative remarks since President Donald Trump launched a push for more access to Tokyo’s sensitive auto and agricultural sectors as part of his global trade war.
“If Japan concedes everything, we won’t be able to secure our national interest,” Ishiba said in parliament on Monday.