Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto said Thursday that Tokyo will continue to request exemptions from U.S. tariffs after President Donald Trump said Washington will impose a 24 percent tariff on Japan.
Muto said he told U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick during an online meeting earlier in the day that the latest tariffs plan is regrettable and will make it difficult for companies to invest in the U.S. market and hurt the world's biggest economy.