Bessent, Lutnick and Greer keep Japan guessing in US tariff talks

Differing views on trade by Trump's negotiating team frustrate Tokyo

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From left, U.S. trade chief Jamieson Greer, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japan's top trade negotiator Ryosei Akazawa at a May 1 meeting in Washington. © Kyodo

CHIHIRO UCHIYAMA

TOKYO -- The presence of three top U.S. negotiators with differing stances on trade is adding a layer of complexity to tariff talks with Japan.

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