Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Friday he wants to see “specific progress” in bilateral tariff negotiations with the United States, as the next round of ministerial talks is expected by the end of April.
Ishiba said he understood that the just-ended first round of negotiations had been “frank and constructive,” following a direct briefing from Japan’s chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa, who had just returned from Washington.
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