Japan’s trade minister is heading to Washington in a last-minute attempt to seek tariff exemptions after President Donald Trump openly questioned a long-standing security pact between the US and one of its closest allies.
Yoji Muto, minister of economy, trade and industry, is scheduled to meet his American counterpart Howard Lutnick on Monday, just two days before the US is set to impose a 25 per cent tariff on all steel and aluminium imports.
People close to the commerce secretary have described Lutnick as favouring the use of tariffs to convince foreign governments to adopt more US-friendly policies.
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