The Japanese Prime Minister responds to the "US-Japan trade agreement": will call or meet with Trump if necessary.

On July 23, Jin10 reported that on July 22 local time, U.S. President Trump announced via social media that the U.S. and Japan have reached a trade agreement: the tariff rate for Japan is 15% and Japan will invest $550 billion in the U.S. On the 23rd, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba stated to the media at the Prime Minister's residence that he would listen to a detailed report from the Minister of Economic Revitalization, Ryozo Kato, and if necessary, would have a phone or face-to-face meeting with U.S. President Trump. After Trump announced the progress of U.S.-Japan tariff negotiations, a Japanese government official revealed that, as Trump stated on social media, Japan welcomed this. This is the result of the tough negotiations by the Minister of Economic Revitalization, Ryozo Kato.