U.S. to shelve auto tariffs on Japan while trade talks under way

Japan and the United States have agreed to start bilateral trade agreement talks, with Washington indicating it will refrain from imposing higher tariffs on automobile imports from Japan while negotiations are under way, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday by the two governments.The statement was issued after a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York."The United States and Japan will enter into negotiations, following the completion of necessary domestic procedures, for a United …READ FULL ARTICLE