Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto met with American officials Monday in hopes that exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to levy against some of his nation's imports but has no

Yoji Muto was in Washington for last ditch negotiations over the tariffs on a range of Japanese exports including cars, steel, and aluminum.

The country’s trade minister stressed its role as a top investor and employer in the United States in a bid to avoid being hit by new levies on metals and cars.

TOKYO -- Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade, and Industry Yoji Muto has met with US officials in Washington to seek exemptions from President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel, automobiles, and other imports, but failed to secure assurances, local media reported on Tuesday.