Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he has agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries will start negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement, while avoiding higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese auto exports that Tokyo feared would have a devastating impact on the economy.The bilateral deal reached during a meeting in New York between the two leaders signals a concession by Tokyo, which has favored a multilateral approach to address trade issues.Trump has taken issue with the huge U.S. trade deficit with Japan and called for "reciprocal" trade. Tokyo has been tr…READ FULL ARTICLE
