Japan to scrutinize details of US-UK trade deal
Japan's trade minister Muto Yoji says his officials will carefully assess the trade deal the United States struck with Britain.
Muto said: "We have to see if there are some areas that can be useful in our talks with the United States. We want to get this done as soon as possible."
He said that there has been no change to the Japanese government's stance of seeking the full removal of the 25-percent tariffs on automobiles and vehicle parts.
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