Japan has sought assurances from the U.S. that Tokyo will not be put at a disadvantage under Washington's latest tariff measures, urging that a potential 15% tariff not be applied to Japanese goods, its trade minister said on Friday. Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa said he made the ​request during a two-hour meeting in Washington with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Akazawa briefed reporters after the meeting. After the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down some of President Donald Trump's key tariffs in February, the U.S. imposed a new 10% blanket levy that could rise to 15%, ... (full story)