Tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States began in Washington on Wednesday with goodwill being expressed by both sides but little progress being made, other than an agreement to meet again.
“There are still gaps between the respective stances of Japan and the U.S.,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in Tokyo on Thursday morning after being briefed on the talks.
Exchange rates were not discussed, according to Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator and representative at the meeting in Washington, although defense may have been on the agenda.
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