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Despite election loss, Japan says seeking US trade deal by Aug. 1
Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...
US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, will talk with China, Bessent says
The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary ...
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U.S.-Japan Tariff Talks: Constructive Dialogue and Future Prospects
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba discussed the potential for a beneficial ...
Japan’s Akazawa Aims to Visit US Next Week for More Trade Talks
Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he’s aiming to visit Washington next week to continue efforts to win tariff ...
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Ishiba and Bessent say 'good' trade agreement still possible
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to continue talks with Japan’s chief negotiator to ...
A loss for Ishiba could worsen Japan's instability in the face of US tariffs and rising prices
Ishiba has set a low bar for the vote — a simple majority. Half of the 248 seats for six-year terms in the upper house are being decided, and the LDP and its junior coalition pa ...
Bessent Says China Talks Could Include Its Russia, Iran Oil Buys
China talks could include a discussion of China’s purchases of Russian and Iranian oil, a signal that the focus could shift ...