Japan objects to US trade proposal leaving tariffs on autos, steel

Washington focuses on 'reciprocal' tariffs, would keep current duties in place, sources say

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Japan's lead tariff negotiator, Roysei Akazawa, left, meets with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. government officials on May 1. (Pool via Kyodo)

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WASHINGTON/TOKYO -- The U.S. presented a "framework of the agreement" for a final deal during bilateral tariff negotiations with Japan in Washington on Thursday, with the two sides at odds over American tariffs on automobiles and key automaking metals, according to sources.

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