Japan, U.S. to resolve dispute over Trump-era extra steel tariffs

Japan and the United States on Monday agreed to launch negotiations to resolve a dispute over Washington's higher tariffs on steel and aluminum imports that were imposed by former U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.Meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Tokyo, trade and industry minister Koichi Hagiuda called for the abolishment of the additional duties on those products from Japan, government officials said.The meeting, which lasted about one hour and 20 minutes, was organized after the United States ended a similar dispute last month with the European Union and is…READ FULL ARTICLE