Trump's new envoy to Japan wants auto trade deal

Kenneth Weinstein optimistic for 'fruitful conclusion' to host-nation support

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Cars await export to the U.S. at Yokohama Port in Japan. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asian Review chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's new envoy to Tokyo wants to advance the bilateral trade deal to "phase two" and include autos in the discussions, he said on Wednesday.

In testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Kenneth Weinstein, the president and CEO of Washington think tank Hudson Institute, said that making further progress on trade issues with Japan is critical.

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