TOKYO -- As U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce additional tariffs on automobile imports as soon as April, a promise he made to the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019 to not impose additional duties on Japanese cars is drawing renewed attention.
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Trump's earlier promise to exempt Japan from auto tariffs draws scrutiny
U.S. president told late ex-PM Abe in 2019 that no additional duties will be imposed
Then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump sign a wide-ranging trade agreement in September 2019. © Reuters
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