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NHK
16-06-2025
- Politics
- NHK
Japan PM Ishiba meets Trump on G7 summit sidelines
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru has met with US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada. The two leaders held talks for about 30 minutes on Monday. Ishiba is believed to have explained Japan's stance on US tariff measures and also exchanged views with Trump about bilateral ministerial negotiations on the matter. They are also thought to have discussed how to respond to exchanges of attacks between Israel and Iran. Ishiba is believed to have stressed the importance of continuing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the situation.
South China Morning Post
15-06-2025
- Automotive
- South China Morning Post
Japan's Ishiba to press Trump to drop auto tariffs at G7 summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba heads to Canada on Sunday for trade talks with US President Donald Trump, hoping to persuade him to drop trade tariffs that have imperilled Japan's auto companies and threaten to undermine his fragile government. The two are expected to meet on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Seven nations in Kananaskis, Alberta, for their second in-person encounter. It follows a sixth round of high-level trade talks in Washington on Friday. Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said he explored the possibility of a deal in detailed meetings with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. 'I will make every possible effort to reach an agreement that benefits both Japan and the United States,' Ishiba told reporters before leaving Japan. The timing of his meeting with Trump was still being discussed between the two countries, he added. The trick for Ishiba, who spoke with Trump by phone on Friday, will be to get the president to drop the 25 per cent tariff he imposed on Japanese cars, as well as a paused 24 per cent across-the-board levy that Trump calls a reciprocal tariff, without making concessions that could hurt the prime minister's public support at home. Returning to Tokyo with no deal would be better politically than conceding too much, analysts say.
Bloomberg
12-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Japan Won't Rush Trade Deal, While Welcoming Progress Before G-7
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he won't rush into a trade deal with the US that would hurt the nation's interests, although he'd welcome any progress made before an expected summit with US President Donald Trump. 'If there's progress before I meet the president, that's in and of itself good,' Ishiba told reporters in Tokyo Thursday. 'But what's important is to achieve an agreement that's beneficial to both Japan and the US. We won't compromise Japan's interests by prioritizing a quick deal.'
