Shigeru Ishiba: “We have exerted all our efforts to protect our national interests.”

I am strongly concerned that U.S. tariffs would discourage investment from Japan.

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

[Japan] determines its own defense spending, not at the direction of any other country.

I look forward to working with President Trump, whom I respect immensely, to usher in a new golden age of Japan-U.S. relations.