Press Releases
Japan-U.S. Consultation on U.S. Tariff Measures
May 31, 2025
On May 30, commencing at 8 a.m. local time (9 p.m., Japan time), for approximately 130 minutes, H.E. AKAZAWA Ryosei , Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization of Japan, met with the Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury of the U.S. and the Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce of the U.S. to hold the Japan-U.S. Consultation during his visit to Washington D.C., United States. The overview is stated in the attached Cabinet Secretariat press release.