Shigeru Ishiba: “I look forward to working with President Trump, whom I respect immensely, to usher in a new golden age of Japan-U.S.…”

We have exerted all our efforts to protect our national interests.

We deeply regret that the US government has imposed additional tariffs and announced plans to raise tariff rates.

We are doing our utmost to negotiate what needs to be asked and what needs to be protected.

The bottom line is, we must consider what will best serve Japan’s national interest.