Japan may gain stalling tactic on trade after U.S. elections

The U.S. midterm elections are often seen as a referendum on the sitting president's popularity, but the results of the 2018 races are likely to have more far-reaching consequences no matter which party controls Congress.For Japan, the question of bilateral trade negotiations -- which the two governments are expected to start in mid-January -- looms large.If the Republican Party maintains its majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 elections, President Donald Trump's "America First" policy will continue unhindered, meaning he will keep pushing Tokyo to con…READ FULL ARTICLE