US, Japan reach deal to cut tariffs on Japanese steel


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US, Japan reach deal to cut tariffs on Japanese steel The United States and Japan on Monday announced a deal to remove Trump-era tariffs from about 1.25 million metric tons of Japanese steel imports annually after Washington granted similar access for European Union steelmakers last year. The new deal, which excludes aluminum, will take effect on April 1 and requires Japan to take "concrete steps" to fight global excess steel manufacturing capacity, largely centered in China, US officials said. A joint US-Japan statement said Japan would start to implement within six months "appropriate domestic measures, such as antidumping, countervailing duty,...