
TOKYO -- Trade talks between Japan and the U.S. 'had a very good start', Toshimitsu Motegi, Japan's Minister of Economic and Fiscal Policy, said here on Friday at Nikkei's Conference on the Future of Asia, .
The remarks come shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump's four-day visit to Japan. Motegi also met with his U.S. counterpart, Robert Lighthizer, in April and May .