Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Tuesday (April 8) that he had a phone call with Donald Trump the previous night, where he urged the US President to rethink his tariff policies.
Trump's decision to impose a 25% levy on auto imports, and a reciprocal 24% tariff on other Japanese goods, is expected to deal a huge blow to Japan's export-heavy economy.
Analysts predict the higher duties could knock up to 0.8% off economic growth.
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Trump's decision to impose a 25% levy on auto imports, and a reciprocal 24% tariff on other Japanese goods, is expected to deal a huge blow to Japan's export-heavy economy.
Analysts predict the higher duties could knock up to 0.8% off economic growth.
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00:00FOREIGN MINISTER KISHIDA, JAPAN
00:03I have confirmed that we will continue to engage in foreign policy efforts, such as
00:09strongly demanding a review of the measures for the Continuation of Sustainable Development
00:15Cooperation Party.
00:20I also made a phone call to President Trump last night to convey our ideas as a country,
00:25and we will continue to engage in constructive and constructive discussions.
00:30FOREIGN MINISTER KISHIDA, JAPAN
00:33I am proud to say that Japan is the world's largest investment country in the Pacific
00:39for the past five years, and I am strongly concerned that the Japanese companies' investment
00:45efforts will be delayed due to U.S. sanctions.
00:51Based on the exchanges between the two countries, we will continue to engage in
00:56discussions and form an exchange of views.
01:02We are committed to a strong review of the measures against the United States.
01:07FOREIGN MINISTER KISHIDA, JAPAN
01:26you