Robert Lighthizer, nominee for U.S. trade representative, indicated that the United States will push Japan to further open its agriculture sector in planned bilateral negotiations.
"I would list, of course, Japan as being a primary target for a place where increased access for agriculture is important," Lighthizer said Tuesday during his Senate confirmation hearing.
He made the remark after President Donald Trump's administration accused Japan last week of maintaining nontariff barriers for its automobile market and imposing high import tariffs for foreign farm products.