Japan is considering relaxing automobile safety rules for imports as part of its tariff negotiations with the United States, Nikkei Asia reported on Sunday.

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Japan won’t just keep conceding to US demands to reach a deal over tariffs, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said, in some of his most combative remarks since President Donald Trump launched a push for more access to Tokyo’s sensitive auto and agricultural sectors as part of his global trade war.