Akazawa to Visit Washington Next Week for Tariff Talks

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Osaka, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday that he plans to visit Washington at the beginning of next week at the earliest for bilateral tariff negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. He is aiming to advance the negotiations so as to avoid the United States’ imposition of a 25 pct reciprocal tariff on all imports from J…

Osaka, July 19 (Jiji Press)–Japanese chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said Saturday that he plans to visit Washington at the beginning of next week at the earliest for bilateral tariff negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration. He is aiming to advance the negotiations so as to avoid the United States’ imposition of a 25 pct reciprocal tariff on all imports from J…