TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump would hold talks before the Group of Seven summit in Canada set for June 15 to 17.
PM Ishiba, Trump not expected to meet until mid-June gathering, Akazawa says
Japan's top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, speaks with reporters in April at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, arriving after talks in the U.S. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Lead Japanese tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa expressed doubt on Sunday that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump would hold talks before the Group of Seven summit in Canada set for June 15 to 17.