Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto met with American officials Monday in hopes that exemptions from new tariffs that President ...

The country’s trade minister stressed its role as a top investor and employer in the United States in a bid to avoid being ...

Japan’s trade minister failed to win an immediate exemption from US President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign even as he ...

Japan's trade minister says he has not gotten assurances from U.S. officials that the key U.S. ally will be exempt from ...

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

Japan's trade minister said he had asked the United States not to impose trade tariffs on his country, but did not win any ...

The minister, Yoji Muto, is expected to negotiate with U.S. officials ahead of global tariffs that could damage Japanese ...

Japan’s Trade Minister Yoji Muto will visit the US next week as Tokyo steps up efforts to seek a reprieve from President ...

Japan Trade Minister Yoji Muto said early Tuesday that he will continue discussing tariffs with the United States. However, ...

March 11 (UPI) --Japanese Trade Minister Yoji Muto said he was unable to ensure exemptions from planned U.S. tariffs on Japanese exports. The tariffs that Muto hoped to avert in meetings with U.S ...

Members of the Trump administration would not guarantee to Japan's trade minister Yoji Muto that Japan would be exempt from its 25% tariffs.

Other major allies such as the UK, Australia, Mexico and Japan have been wary of such an aggressive approach. They continue to plea for exemptions and some are allegedly working on economic trade ...