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Japan Presses U.S. to Scrap 25% Auto Tariffs as Ishiba Refuses Partial Trade Deal; No Deal Without 'Total Rollback'
Washington has excluded automobiles and other key items from the scope of the talks...Tokyo has insisted that it will make no concessions as it presses for a complete overhaul...including those on auto parts.
"There is still a wide gulf between [Japan's and the United States'] positions, and no common ground has emerged," Ishiba told reporters after the meeting.
Is this bullish?