FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to media about U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariffs in Tokyo, Japan April 3, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. JAPAN OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN JAPAN./File Photo
TOKYO: Japan won’t just keep conceding to US demands to reach a deal over tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (pic) said, in some of his most combative remarks since President Donald Trump launched a push for more access to Tokyo’s sensitive auto and agricultural sectors as part of his global trade war.
"If Japan concedes everything, we won’t be able to secure our national interest,” Ishiba said in parliament on Monday (April 21).
