Published: 14:42, February 17, 2025
US decision to block Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel deal was 'unjust political interference', Ishiba says
By Reuters
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaks during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House, Feb 7, 2025, in Washington. (PHOTO / AP)

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Monday the decision by a United States government review board and then-President Joe Biden to block Nippon Steel's acquisition of U.S. Steel was "unjust political interference".