He said Japan could face a tariff of 30 to 35 percent if no deal is made, higher than the 24 percent reciprocal tariff Trump had originally imposed, and then paused, in early April. The tariff pause ends on July 9, though Trump has touted flexibility on the deadline.

US President Donald Trump today threatened to impose a “30% or 35%” tariff on Japan if a deal between the two countries is not reached before a deadline next week, media reports said. That would be well above the 24% tariff Japan was hit with as part of Trump’s so-called “Liberation Day” on 2 April,