Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba said after the Group of Seven Summit in Canada on Tuesday his country had not reached a comprehensive tariff agreement with Washington as some disagreements persisted between the two nations.

Japan and the US "explored the possibility of a deal until the last minute," he added.

Tokyo is scrambling to find ways to get Washington to exempt Japan's automakers from 25% automobile industry-specific tariffs, which are hurting the country's manufacturing sector.

Japan also faces a 24% 'reciprocal' tariff rate starting on July9 unless it can negotiate a deal with Washington.

--Reuters--