TOKYO -- Japan could offer the purchase of U.S.-made defense equipment to gain leverage in the fourth round of tariff talks with the Trump administration, the country's top trade negotiator said Thursday.
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An F-35 fighter jet. Japan is considering increased purchases of American defense equipment to reduce the U.S. trade deficit. © Reuters
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