By Tim Kelly KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -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's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss alleviating auto tariffs that could harm Japan's economy. Ishiba urged Trump to remove the 25% tariff on Japanese cars and to reconsider the reciprocal tariff set to activate on July 9.

How America and its allies can break free of Chinese rare earth dependency is a geopolitical priority with sweeping economic ramifications but no easy answer.

By John Irish, Jarrett Renshaw and Andreas Rinke KANANASKIS, Alberta (Reuters) -Group of Seven leaders faced early challenges during meetings in Canada on Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump said removing Russia from the former Group of Eight over a decade ago had been a mistake.