Japan stands firm on agricultural sector

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Japan will not compromise its agricultural sector in tariff talks with the U.S., says Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's complaints about Japan not buying American rice and his threat to raise tariffs on Japanese exports.

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00:00Japan will not sacrifice its agricultural sector in tariff talks with the U.S.,

00:06says Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi.

00:09His remarks follow President Donald Trump's complaints

00:12that Japan isn't buying American rice

00:14and threatens to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports.

00:19Hayashi said the government, however,

00:21would continue to engage in trade talks with the U.S.

00:25towards a deal that maximizes Japan's national interests.

00:28With the July 9th U.S. tariff deadline nearing,

00:31Japan has yet to secure a trade deal after nearly three months of talks.

00:36Tokyo has been pushing the U.S. to drop a 25% tariff on Japanese cars

00:40and a 24% reciprocal tariff on other Japanese imports.

00:45Top trade negotiator and economy minister Ryosei Akazawa

00:48recently returned from his seventh trip to Washington,

00:52but declined to say whether rice was a part of those discussions.

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