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U.S. Steel shares dropped after President Donald Trump on consecutive days reiterated his long-held position that he doesn’t want to see the steelmaker owned by a Japanese company.

TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas, and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. for $525 million.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said April 1 his government is making last-ditch efforts to get President Donald Trump to exclude his country from an increase in auto tariffs.

President Donald Trump’s tariff campaign is likely to worsen inflation and raise the bar for Japanese companies to invest in the U.S., says the chair of the Japan External Trade Organization.

Nippon Steel reiterated its objective for the $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel after President Donald Trump said the Japanese company was considering an investment instead.

Japan has raised the issue of auto tariffs with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% levy on car imports, a move that would deliver a big blow to Japan’s economy.

Tokyo asked President Donald Trump to exclude Japanese companies from his fresh tariffs on steel and aluminum.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. won’t be a part of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co.’s plans to combine their companies under a holding company, according to a Japanese newspaper.

TOKYO — Data from a Japanese auto industry association shows that China overtook Japan as the world’s largest vehicle exporter last year.

Japan Airlines Co. will introduce three new cargo planes for the first time in more than a decade, seeking to diversify revenue by tapping into global and local consumer demand.