Japan's Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa, the country's envoy for upcoming tariff talks with the US, answers questions from reporters in Washington on April 16, 2025. - AFP
WASHINGTON: Japan failed Wednesday (April 16) to secure any immediate relief from US tariffs, with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba saying after his envoy held talks in Washington that future negotiations "won't be easy".
The talks between Ryosei Akazawa and President Donald Trump and other senior US officials were closely watched as a barometer for Washington's negotiations with other countries reeling from US tariffs.
