Japanese officials headed to Washington for tariff talks and the stakes are high ¡ª not just for Tokyo, but for the world.
The Asian nation is the canary in the tariff coal mine. If it can¡¯t secure a good deal, there¡¯s little hope for others.
Ryosei Akazawa, minister for economic revitalization and a longtime ally of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, is leading the negotiating team and says there¡¯s no point in anything other than a win-win deal that boosts the interests of both countries.
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