Japan PM Ishiba: Haven’t been able to reach agreement because Japan kept defending what needs to be defended
- Will continue dialogue with U.S., seek chance of agreeing on deal that benefits both countries
- As a result of past negotiations with U.S., we were able to avert hike in tariffs to 30–35%
- US has proposed to continue talks until new aug 1 deadline
- Deeply regrettable that US announced tariff hike
- We were unable to agree on deal with us so far is because we engaged in tough negotiation on view Japan should not make easy concessions
