Japan’s Vehicle Safety Certification Changes Open the Door to U.S. Auto Imports Ahead of the Trump Summit
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has finalized regulatory changes that allow vehicles certified by U.S. safety regulators to enter the Japanese domestic market without undergoing Japan’s separate testing and certification process. The revision, which takes effect immediately, removes one of the longstanding non-tariff barriers that U.S. trade negotiators have identified as a…