Tokyo, June 2 -- Japan deplores the trade tariffs imposed by the United States and will continue to seek their revision, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Monday.
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced an increase in tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from 25% to 50% effective June 4.
"We will closely monitor the specific details of the measures, which will be disclosed in the future ... The series of tariff measures taken by the US government is extremely regrettable, and we will urge their revision," Hayashi told a briefing.
Last Wednesday, the US Court of International Trade ruled that Trump has exceeded his authority in imposing trade tariffs, adding that they "will be vacated and their operation...