The Japanese government asked the United States on Thursday for Japan to be exempt from auto tariffs, calling the latest move by its closest ally “extremely regrettable,” a top government spokesman said.
“We strongly urged (the U.S. government) to exclude Japan from the measure,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said, adding he was instructed by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to have related ministers cooperate in responding to the issue.
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