New U.S. envoy "very optimistic" about tariff talks with Japan

New U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass said Tuesday he is "very optimistic" about ongoing tariff talks between Washington and Tokyo, ahead of the second round of the negotiations expected later in the month.After meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at his office, Glass, a businessman from Oregon with a background in investment banking and real estate, told reporters that the two countries are in a "golden age" both "economically and friendship-wise."Glass, who served as ambassador to Portugal during U.S. President Donald Trump's first term between 2017 and 2021, said the …READ FULL ARTICLE