Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Thursday that high tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration would make investments in the United States difficult. Japanese companies need to generate the funds for U.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied that Tokyo is trying to weaken its currency after President Donald Trump bumped the yen by accusing Japan and China of gaining an unfair advantage through foreign exchange policy.

It is not that there have never been discrepancies between what (Trump) said yesterday and today,’ says Japanese prime minister - Anadolu Ajansı

Tokyo unlikely to retaliate despite deep unease about impact of potential US tariffs on Japanese firms, as it still needs US security umbrella, analysts say.