Japan's Akazawa, Lutnick of U.S. Hold In&Depth Tariff Talks

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Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa held telephone talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures, the Japanese government has said. Akazawa, Tokyo’s chief tariff negotiator, and Lutnick reconfirmed the two countries’ positions on the tariff issue and had …

Tokyo, July 7 (Jiji Press)–Japanese economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa held telephone talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday over U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff measures, the Japanese government has said. Akazawa, Tokyo’s chief tariff negotiator, and Lutnick reconfirmed the two countries’ positions on the tariff issue and had …