U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Japan was being "tough" in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considered a fair deal, as a team led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada to keep working on trade issues after Trump's abrupt early departure.

By Tim Kelly KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, as Tokyo urges Washington to drop auto import tariffs that threaten to hobble its economy.

Tokyo urges Washington to drop import auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan's economy, the Japanese government said.