Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Tuesday struck a cautious tone regarding a U.S. proposal to raise tariffs on China and India for continuing to buy Russian oil as part of pressure on Moscow over its war in Ukraine."It is difficult to impose higher tariffs on certain countries solely for purchasing Russian oil," Kato said at a press conference, days after the United States urged fellow Group of Seven members to do so."Japan will fully consider what steps would be most effective" to boost pressure on Russia to bring peace to Ukraine, which has been under invasion from its neighbor …READ FULL ARTICLE
