Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke by phone for 30 minutes on ...

Japan’s top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick for 70 minutes and Treasury ...

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa and U.S. government officials held their sixth ministerial negotiation talks ...

Japan is making a bold move. It wants the US to drop its auto tariffs immediately — and it’s not afraid to say it directly.