Trump's lowered auto tariff for Japan to take effect within 2 weeks

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday formally implementing a trade deal his administration struck with Japan in July, with a lowered tariff on Japanese car imports expected to come into effect later this month.The order, released by the White House, said the United States will reduce its tariff on automobiles from Japan to 15 percent from the current rate of 27.5 percent, in line with the trade agreement.After meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington, Japan's top tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa told reporters that he cannot say for cert…READ FULL ARTICLE