WASHINGTON DC, Feb 08 (News On Japan) –
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held his first assembly with US President Donald Trump on the White House in Washington on the morning of the seventh (early on the eighth Japan time). During the talks, Trump pressed for a decision to the US commerce deficit with Japan, warning that tariffs might grow to be an possibility if commerce imbalances persist.
At a joint press convention, Trump addressed the deliberate acquisition of US metal large U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, stating, “Rather than a buyout, we have agreed on a substantial investment.” In response, Ishiba introduced that Japan’s funding within the United States could be expanded to a scale of $1 trillion (151 trillion yen).
Source: Kyodo