Japan will ask US to cut tariffs but results won't come 'overnight', PM Ishiba says

Leika Kihara - Reuters - 07/04
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government will continue to ask U.S. President Donald Trump to lower tariffs against Japan, but acknowledged results "won't come overnight."
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TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the government will continue to ask U.S. President Donald Trump to lower tariffs against Japan, but acknowledged results "won't come overnight."
"As such, the government must take all available means" to cushion the economic blow from U.S. tariffs, such as offering funding support for domestic firms and taking measures to protect jobs, Ishiba told parliament.

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Ishiba said Trump's decision to slap tariffs on imports from Japan was "extremely disappointing and regrettable," adding that Japan will continue to explain...
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