President Donald Trump accused Japan on Wednesday of treating the United States unfairly on trade, claiming that Japan exports cars with low tariffs but does not take American cars.
Speaking at a news conference a day after the Republican Party lost control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, Trump also said he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un early next year.
While calling Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "one of the people I'm closest with," Trump said, "I tell him all the time that Japan doesn't treat the United States fairly on trade.