Japan PM bets on 2 chances to talk with Trump before tariff deadline

Ishiba seeks to finalize elusive deal alongside G7 and NATO summits

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump could meet twice in two weeks in mid- to late June. (Source photos by Nikkei and AP)

RIEKO MIKI

TOKYO -- With the reprieve from the U.S.'s sweeping tariffs ending in about a month, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to reach a deal before then by seizing two potential opportunities to meet with President Donald Trump at international gatherings.

The leaders are slated to attend the Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada, starting June 15, followed the next week by a NATO summit in the Netherlands. Ishiba is preparing to hold talks with Trump on the sidelines of those meetings.

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