Japan will import more rice from the United States but within the existing tariff-free quota, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Wednesday, stressing Tokyo's success in protecting the agricultural sector in agreeing a bilateral trade deal.

Japan has agreed to import more U.S. rice within its existing tariff-free quota as part of a broader bilateral trade deal that also includes a reduction in reciprocal tariffs on U.S. and Japanese goods from a previously proposed 25% to 15%.

The White House has yet to release official details on the Japan trade deal. President Trump said Japan will open its markets to U.S. goods, including cars, trucks and agricultural products. However, U.S. exporters note that many barriers to selling in Japan go beyond what trade deals can address.