TOKYO: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent advised Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba that their nations can attain a “good settlement” on tariffs, Ishiba stated on Friday (Jul 18) after assembly Bessent at his workplace in Tokyo.
Ishiba added that whereas no particular phrases had been mentioned, such because the 25 per cent tariff US President Donald Trump has stated he’ll impose on Japan from August, he requested Bessent to proceed “lively talks” along with his high tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa.
Akazawa, who additionally joined the assembly, advised reporters that each nations agreed to hold on a “constructive dialogue”. Bessent left Ishiba’s workplace with out chatting with reporters.
The feedback from high Japanese officers got here after Bessent made a courtesy go to to Ishiba in Tokyo, earlier than attending a US nationwide day occasion on Saturday at World Expo 2025 in Osaka.
The White Home didn’t instantly reply to a Reuters request for remark.
