Japan tariff negotiator arrives in U.S. seeking quick auto tariff cut

Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa arrived Tuesday night in Washington to urge the United States to implement as quickly as possible an agreed cut in tariffs on Japanese car and auto part imports.Citing a trade agreement that the United States clinched earlier this year with Britain, which took more than 50 days to lower an auto tariff, Akazawa suggested to the press that it would also require some time for Japan to achieve its goal.Akazawa's latest visit to hold another round of talks with U.S. Cabinet members comes two weeks after he and U.S. President Donald Trump struck a tr…READ FULL ARTICLE