Ishiba eyes talks with U.S. treasury chief possibly on Fri. in Japan

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is seeking to hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, possibly on Friday, during his visit to Japan for the World Exposition, government sources said, as the deadline for the imposition of steep tariffs by the United States looms.Bessent is a key figure in bilateral tariff negotiations, with President Donald Trump having announced that the United States plans to impose a 25 percent levy on Japanese goods from Aug. 1."We hope to make Mr. Bessent's visit to Japan an opportunity to speed up negotiations," one of the sources said.The meeting is expec…READ FULL ARTICLE