Japanese firms are the biggest investors into the United States but Tokyo has failed in its attempts to secure exemption from US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
He said he made the comments in a conversation with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick before Trump's announcement of new across-the-board tariffs.
“We had a frank discussion on how to pursue cooperation in the interest of both Japan and the United States that does not rely on tariffs,“ Muto said.
“We have serious concerns as to consistency with the WTO agreement and Japan-US trade agreement,“ chief cabinet secretary Hayashi told reporters.
Japan has also failed to win exclusion from 25-percent tariffs on auto imports due to come into force later Thursday.
Last year, vehicles accounted for around 28 percent of Japan's 21.3 trillion yen ($142 billion) of US-bound exports, and roughly eight percent of all Japanese jobs are tied to the sector.
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