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The Japan Times8h
U.S. seeking best deal for Americans in talks with Japan, Bessent says
The treasury secretary said the inner workings of the Japanese government are not a priority, in an apparent check on Tokyo's ...
Anadolu Agency5h
Japan eyes tariff deal with US after election results
Tokyo and Washington have been negotiating a deal to avoid 25% US tariffs on Japanese exports to the world's largest economy.
Despite election loss, Japan says seeking US trade deal by Aug. 1
Japan's chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said Monday that he will aim for some kind of trade agreement with the ...
The Japan Times3d
Ishiba and Bessent say 'good' trade agreement still possible
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba urged U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to continue talks with Japan’s chief negotiator to ...
US won't 'rush for the sake of doing deals', says Scott Bessent ahead of Trump's August 1 tariff deadline
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration focuses on trade agreement quality. Talks are ongoing with ...
US not rushing trade deals ahead of August deadline, will talk with China, Bessent says
The Trump administration is more concerned with the quality of trade agreements than their timing, U.S. Treasury Secretary ...
Scott Bessent focused on ‘quality of the deal, not the timing’ on tariffs
President Donald Trump’s deadline for tariffs was postponed twice. It is now Aug. 1, but Bessent claimed the deadline is not the most important part.
Japan’s Akazawa Aims to Visit US Next Week for More Trade Talks
Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said he’s aiming to visit Washington next week to continue efforts to win tariff ...
Japan to host US Treasury Secretary as trade deal deadline looms
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will host US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday (July 18), ahead of a ...