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.
Government seen avoiding potentially risky concessions before crucial vote

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)
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.