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

Economy and foreign ministers of Japan and Britain agreed Friday to promote free and open international trade at their first “two-plus-two” dialogue on economy held in Tokyo amid growing concern about U.

By Tim Kelly, Kentaro Okasaka and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese electronics giant Sony and drinks maker Suntory are stockpiling inventory in the United States while their peers shift production or supply chains in efforts to fend off an evolving threat of U.

The visit is set to take place just before Trump’s extra levies are expected to kick in on March 12. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japan's Trade Minister Yoji Muto will visit Washington from March 9-11 to discuss economic ties with U.S. senior officials, the trade ministry announced on Friday. The Asahi newspaper reported late last month that Muto would visit with the hope of gaining exemptions on proposed tariffs on key Japanese export items such as cars and steel.