Trump and Japanese PM Ishiba talk tariffs and vow to stand against Chinese ‘aggression’

08/02/2025 03:09 The Guardian

Leaders praise each other at White House but president warns Japan could face tariffs if it doesn’t cut US trade deficit to zeroThe Japanese prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, and the US president, Donald Trump, struck a warm tone at their first meeting on Friday, with Tokyo avoiding tariffs that Trump has slapped on other allies – for now.Heaping praise on each other at the White House, the two leaders pledged to stand together against Chinese “aggression” and said they found a solution for a blocked deal for troubled US Steel. Continue reading...

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