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.

Japan is asking the US for “special treatment” in tariff negotiations, its top trade negotiator said Friday, following remarks by US President Donald Trump that he may raise tariffs on imported vehicles to further protect American auto workers.

KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven meeting in Canada on Monday as Tokyo urges Washington to drop import auto tariffs that threaten to slow Japan's economy, the Japanese government said.