Summary
- Japan will seek common ground with US on trade, security
- Govt not thinking of extra budget now, but will respond flexibly
- Finmin Kato warns excess FX volatility could harm growth
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday that U.S. tariffs have the potential to disrupt the global economic order, issuing his strongest warning to date about the damage President Donald Trump‘s decisions could inflict on the world economy.
But he stressed that Japan will seek common ground with the United States on how the two countries can cooperate on issues ranging from trade and national security.