自動車関税上げ「日本は別枠」　赤沢担当相、閣僚級交渉へ出発

　赤沢亮正経済再生担当相は１３日午前、トランプ米大統領が自動車に対する２５％の追加関税を引き上げる可能性に言及したことについて、「わが国は２国間で交渉中で、まとまれば多くの国に適用されるルールとは別枠、例外になると思う」との認識を示した。日米関税交渉で６回目の閣僚級協議に出発する前に、羽田空港で記者団の取材に応じた。
　赤沢氏の訪米は４週連続で、帰国時期などは調整中。日米は、１５～１７日にカナダで開かれる先進７カ国首脳会議（Ｇ７サミット）に合わせて行う石破茂首相とトランプ氏による首脳会談での交渉合意を視野に入れている。赤沢氏は、首脳会談で関税が議題になる場合、「カナダに行くこともあり得る」との考えを示した。（2025/06/13-12:05）

Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Friday that the country may not be hit by a possible further hike in U.S. automobile tariffs.
   If Tokyo strikes a deal with Washington in the ongoing bilateral tariff negotiations, "Japan would be exempted from (U.S. tariff) rules to be applied to many countries," the economic revitalization minister told reporters at Tokyo's Haneda Airport before leaving for the United States to have the sixth ministerial-level trade talks.
   He made the comment after U.S. President Donald Trump said at the White House on Thursday that the 25 pct additional tariff he has slapped on automobile imports may go up in the not-too-distant future.
   Akazawa, visiting the United States for the fourth consecutive week, hopes that his U.S. trip this time will pave the way for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Trump to ink a deal when they meet with each other on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Seven advanced economies to be held in Canada for three days from Sunday.
   Akazawa also said the U.S. government is expected to treat Japan separately from other countries when it comes to what Trump calls reciprocal tariffs, which will remain suspended until July 9.