Trump signs order to cut tariffs on Japanese car imports

Auto stocks rise in Tokyo market as total levy to fall to 15%

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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Japan's lead tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa. Trump signed an executive order on Sept. 4 that lowers American tariffs on Japanese automobiles.

RYOHEI YASOSHIMA

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to cut the tariff rate on Japanese automobile imports to 15%, the White House said.

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