Japan Inc. adapts to new tariff normal as Trump formalizes deal

15% levies set to affect industries from autos, to turbines, to medical equipment

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Japan's trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa, right, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sign documents to formalize a bilateral trade agreement in Washington on Sept. 4. © Kyodo

YUICHI SHIGA

TOKYO -- Japanese companies have welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's move on Thursday to implement a July 22 bilateral trade deal, but they remain under intense pressure to take steps to limit the tariffs' impact.

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