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U.S.’s Biggest Asian Allies Ready Last-Ditch Trade Appeal to Trump

Japan, South Korea and others welcome extra time to hammer out deals that minimize tariff pain

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, said he would strike an agreement that protects Japan’s national interests.
Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, said he would strike an agreement that protects Japan’s national interests. Photo: str/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

President Trump’s latest salvo on trade gives U.S. allies three weeks to achieve what they have failed to do in three months: persuade the U.S. to relax tariffs that would be costly for their export-dependent economies.

Japan, South Korea and a clutch of other countries were told via letters from the White House that they have until Aug. 1 to agree on new trade terms. Otherwise, steep new levies will be imposed on their imports into the U.S.

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