TOKYO -- Japan's newly minted foreign minister wants reconfirmation from the U.S. that no additional tariffs will be placed on Japanese automobiles before the two countries ink a trade deal next week.
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Japan will press US for pledge on auto tariffs: new foreign minister
Motegi says confirmation of no new levies needed before signing trade deal
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi speaks with Nikkei at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 18. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
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