Japan-U.S. trade talks to spotlight Tokyo's negotiation strategy

Japan's negotiating skills will be put to the test as Tokyo tries to fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement and counter the threat of tariffs on cars and auto parts.The longtime allies are set to launch high-level trade talks next Thursday in Washington after months of preparations that saw Japan complete domestic procedures to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement after the U.S. exit and sign a free trade accord with the European Union.U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who will meet with Japan's economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi, has…READ FULL ARTICLE