Japan began talks with the US to find out the details of President Donald Trump’s planned reciprocal tariff measures, as the Asian nation braces for potential fallout.

His campaign billed it as “an eye for an eye, a tariff for a tariff, same exact amount”. The approach taken has been broader. Officials said they would impose the levies on a “country by country” basis,

Japan has already initiated communication with the United States following President Donald Trump's order on formulating plans for tariff proposal, a government spokesperson said on Friday. "We've already begun communicating with the U.