Japan Demands Fair Treatment in New US Tariff Policy

Istanbul (ANTARA) - Japan has urged the United States to ensure fair treatment in its new tariff plan and not to treat Tokyo less favourably than in last year’s bilateral trade agreement, local media reported on Tuesday. Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ryosei Akazawa, made the remarks during a telephone conversation on Monday (23 February) with US Trade Representative, Howard Lutnick, according to Kyodo News, citing the Japanese Ministry of Trade. Under the agreement reached in July, Washington agreed to impose reciprocal tariffs of 15 per cent on Japanese goods, including cars, in exchange for Tokyo’s commitment to invest 550 billion US dollars (approximately 9.274 trillion rupiah) in the United States. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to implement the agreement “quickly and sincerely”, according to the report. However, President Donald Trump announced a new blanket tariff of 10 per cent under a separate legal framework after the US Supreme Court overturned a previous broad tariff policy on Friday. On Monday, the US leader said the new global tariff would be raised to 15 per cent. Akazawa warned that Japan could face additional tariff burdens if the higher tariffs were imposed unilaterally. However, Japanese agricultural exports such as green tea and beef are expected to remain subject to tariffs at their current levels. Source: Anadolu Copyright © ANTARA 2026 Any form of taking content, crawling or automatic indexing for AI on this website is strictly prohibited without written permission from the ANTARA News Agency.