“He is sending a top team to negotiate! They have treated the US very poorly on Trade. They don’t take our cars, but we take MILLIONS of theirs. Likewise Agriculture, and many other ‘things.’ It all has to change,” Trump posted on social media.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who along with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will lead the American side of the negotiations, said “I would expect that Japan is going to get priority” among trading partners thanks to coming forward very quickly.
The push to hold bilateral trade talks comes as Ishiba convened a full-cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning to discuss the tariffs. Ahead of the meeting, he reiterated how regrettable the US tariffs were and voiced his concerns over the impact they would have on Japan’s huge auto industry.
“Needless to say … the auto industry is the very pillar of our economy. These tariffs could also leave a deep impact across various industries,” Ishiba said ahead of the meeting.
