Japan says didn’t compromise too much in trade talks with US

Japan’s top government spokesman Suga declined to comment when asked whether there was still a chance the United States could impose additional tariffs on Japanese automobiles.

Updated on: Aug 26, 2019, 12:03:23 IST

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Japan’s top government spokesman said on Monday he did not think Tokyo had compromised too much in trade talks with the United States.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga did not think Tokyo compromised too much trade talks with US . (Reuters photo)

“Negotiations have been underway based on a joint statement the two countries agreed on last September,” Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a news conference.

Suga declined to comment when asked whether there was still a chance the United States could impose additional tariffs on Japanese automobiles.

(The story has been published from a wire feed without any modifications to the text.)

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