Japan negotiator arranging US trip from Tues. to talk tariff deal
Although U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order said a so-called reciprocal tariff on Japanese goods will be set at 15 percent, effective Thursday, it remains unclear when the lowered auto tariff of 15 percent will be implemented.
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