WASHINGTON -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in Japan on Friday, but does not plan to discuss tariffs, even as Japanese negotiators seek to break the impasse with Washington.
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Bessent visits Japan as clock winds down on tariff deal
US treasury secretary not expected to discuss tariffs during trip, leaving Tokyo in tight spot
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is due to meet with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on July 18. (Source photos by Reuters, Uichiro Kasai)
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