Japan tariff negotiator to visit U.S. for talks from Wed.

Japan's minister in charge of U.S. tariff negotiations Ryosei Akazawa will make a three-day trip to the United States from Wednesday for bilateral ministerial talks, the government said.Economic revitalization minister Akazawa, a close aide to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, will meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington, the Japanese government said Tuesday.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference, "We will urge the U.S. side to review its tariff measures as we take a whole-of-government approach to prod…READ FULL ARTICLE