Shigeru Ishiba: “I hope that we can confirm that by Japan and the U.S. cooperating on issues such as the economy and security, this will…”

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

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

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

The agreement did 'not sacrifice' Japanese agriculture.