Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto met with American officials Monday in hopes that exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to levy against some of his nation's imports but has no

Japan's trade minister says he has not gotten assurances from U.S. officials that the key U.S. ally will be exempt from higher tariffs, some of which effect on Wednesday

Japan’s trade minister failed to win an immediate exemption from US President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign even as he doubled down on the request in his first in-person discussions with US counterparts.

Japan’s trade minister, Yoji Muto, met with members of the Trump administration in an effort to secure an exemption from President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs but received no such reassurances. Motu argued before Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick,