Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Monday she had told U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent that Japan will "swiftly and sincerely" implement the bilateral trade deal struck in July.During their first in-person meeting in Tokyo, the two finance chiefs discussed Japan's planned investment in the United States, Katayama told reporters after the talks, though she declined to elaborate ahead of a Japan-U.S. summit meeting on Tuesday.The United States agreed to set tariffs on Japanese cars and other products at 15 percent, lower than initially imposed or threatened, while Japan pro…READ FULL ARTICLE
