TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States are arranging to hold ministerial-level talks next Thursday over tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, a source close to the matter said.

Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, is expected to pursue a broad deal by putting nontariff barriers, investment, and energy cooperation on the table -- areas in which Trump has shown strong interest.

According to a government source, Ishiba proposed to Trump during a phone call on Monday negotiations covering a wide range of issues, apparently believing that comprehensive talks could help win concessions on a set of U.S. tariffs he views as having plunged the Asian economy into a "national crisis."

On Tuesday, Ishiba tapped Akazawa to lead the tariff talks with the United States. Akazawa is expected to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, whom Trump has tasked with the role.

Bessent has claimed that Japan maintains high nontariff barriers and suggested that exchange rates and government subsidies could also be on the agenda.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has complained that various nontariff barriers impede access to Japan's auto market, citing, for example, safety standards and subsidies concerning clean energy vehicles.

A tough negotiation is expected, as the U.S. side could also bring up a demand that Japan increase its own defense spending or pay more for hosting U.S. military forces in Japan.

Trump sent shockwaves globally last week by unveiling sweeping tariffs aimed at creating more and better-paying American jobs, with nearly all countries facing a baseline 10 percent duty and dozens of trading partners hit with steeper rates.

Less than a day after 24 percent tariffs took effect for Japan, Trump announced Wednesday a 90-day pause on implementing country-specific tariffs for most trading partners, including Japan.

The 25 percent tariff on cars, which took effect on April 3, and the 10 percent baseline levy on all imports, in effect since Saturday, remain in force.

In the phone talks on Monday, Trump told Ishiba that Japan needs to open its domestic market, according to the government source.

Ishiba responded by saying discussions would be needed to address Trump's demand and proposed minister-level talks, the source said, adding that Trump also expressed strong interest in Japan's currency policy.

With tariff talks looming, Trump on Thursday renewed his complaint that the decades-old bilateral security treaty is "one-sided," insisting Japan is not doing enough to support its own defense.