Japan and the United States on Friday confirmed they will advance cooperation on investing in strategic sectors and honor the other terms of a trade deal they reached last year, even though President Donald Trump's tariff policies have changed significantly over time.

"We reaffirmed that last year's agreement remains unchanged," Japan's trade and industry minister Ryosei Akazawa told reporters in Washington after meeting separately with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.

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