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.

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.

The measures announced by Trump are part of his aggressive push to reset global trade in the belief that tax hikes on foreign-made products will strengthen domestic manufacturing.

Japan’s government says it asked the U.S. to exclude it from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs, a change from duty-free quotas that Tokyo was given previously.

Japan and Australia are urging the U.S. to exempt them from the impending tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. These tariffs, set by President Trump, are scheduled to be reinstated next month on allied nations.