Japan calls for tariff rethink in talks with U.S. commerce chief

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa reiterated during a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday that higher import duties imposed by Washington should be reconsidered, as the countries continue negotiations toward a win-win deal.Akazawa is visiting the U.S. capital for the third straight week for another round of tariff talks at the ministerial level, hoping to smooth the way for a meeting of the countries' leaders in mid-June.Before his planned talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, Akazawa sat down with Lutnick for nearly two hours t…READ FULL ARTICLE