Japan faces tight 10-day stretch for US tariff talks after election

Government seen avoiding potentially risky concessions before crucial vote

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The government of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, has struggled to make headway in negotiations on U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs. (Nikkei montage/source photos by Reuters, Nikkei)

TASUKU IKEDA

TOKYO -- Japan's tariff talks with the U.S. look poised to pick up after the July 20 upper house elections, leaving a 10-day window to negotiate before postponed "reciprocal" duties take effect Aug. 1.

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