TOKYO: US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japanese goods are a "national crisis", Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday ahead of cross-party talks on mitigating the impact. Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States but Trump on Thursday announced a hefty 24-percent levy on imports from the close US ally as part of

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba deems US President Donald Trump's tariffs on Japanese goods a national crisis. Ishiba has called for cross-party discussions to mitigate the tariffs' impact on Japan's economy and ensure compliance with international trade agreements.