Japan Prime Minister Ishiba: Agreed with the U.S. on tariffs.

Japan Prime Minister Ishiba:

• Agreed with the U.S. on tariffs.
• Agreed to lower auto tariffs by 15%.
• Agreed to continue working closely with the U.S.
• Agreed to build a resilient supply chain focused on economic security.

• Said the $550 billion U.S. investment “includes loans and investments.”

• The U.S. deal does not include lowering tariffs on Japan’s agricultural products.
• Japan will raise the portion of rice imports from the U.S. within the minimum access framework.

Earlier:

• Trump reckons he has completed a ‘massive deal’ with Japan
• Trump says hes not lying this time, Japan deal is a ‘lot different’ from deals in the past

• Japan’s Akazawa says ‘Mission Complete’

• Japan and US agreed to 15% auto tariff according to NHK

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.