U.S. Treasury chief sure of "good" tariff deal with Japan: Ishiba

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Friday quoted U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as saying he believes the two countries can reach a "good" deal in the ongoing tariff negotiations.Bessent's comment came after Ishiba asked him to "vigorously" advance the talks at the ministerial level with Japan's negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, according to the prime minister, who spoke to reporters after his meeting with U.S. officials at his office in Tokyo.The roughly 30-minute meeting took place amid stalled bilateral negotiations, with the Aug. 1 deadline for U.S. President Donald Trump's so-c…READ FULL ARTICLE