Tokyo, March 12 -- Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi on Wednesday expressed regret over the U.S. decision to impose additional tariffs without exempting Japan, stating that such broad trade restrictions could significantly impact Japan-U.S. economic relations, the global economy, and the multilateral trade system.
At a press conference, Hayashi emphasized that Japan had conveyed to the United States that its steel imports from Japan posed no threat to American national security.
The remarks came as the United States imposed a 25-percent tariff on all steel and aluminum imports on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto met with U.S. officials in Washington to seek exempt...