Japan's Iwaya calls U.S. tariffs "regrettable" in talks with Rubio

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Thursday he had told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the imposition of tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports by President Donald Trump was "regrettable."Shortly after their meeting in the small Canadian resort of La Malbaie, Quebec, Iwaya told reporters that he had asked Trump's administration to exempt Japan from planned auto and reciprocal tariffs.Iwaya also said he had told Rubio that the two countries should further strengthen the bilateral alliance in line with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's agreement with Trump in Feb…READ FULL ARTICLE