Japan’s chief trade negotiator will leave Washington without an immediate agreement after meeting Donald Trump as part of efforts to negotiate the removal of stiff US tariffs.
The US president met Ryosei Akazawa on Wednesday and said on social media there had been “Big Progress!” as Japan sought to become the first major economy to secure a reprieve from Trump’s tariffs, which sparked turmoil in the global economy after they were unveiled this month.
Japanese officials said the unanticipated personal meeting with Trump was a possible sign of the president’s keenness to hammer out trade deals with allies, as China also tries to deepen its engagement in global trade.
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