US President Donald Trump said that a 25% tariff will be imposed on Japan starting 1 August. Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba responded that he has received a letter from the US regarding the new tariff rate, and was “very sorry” about it. Ishiba instructed relevant officials to continue negotiations with the US in order to reach a bilateral trade agreement that would be beneficial to both countries.Related NewsEIA Crude Oil Stocks Change for Jul/04 in United States is 7.070M, higher than the previous value of 3.845M. The forecast was -2M.Although the two countries have not yet reached an agreement, some progress has been made in the negotiations to prevent the US from hiking the tariff rate to about 30% or 35%, Ishiba added.