Trump's new envoy to Japan wants auto trade deal

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Cars await export to the U.S. at Yokohama Port in Japan. (Photo by Wataru Ito)

KEN MORIYASU, Nikkei Asian Review chief desk editor

NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump's new envoy to Tokyo wants to advance the bilateral trade deal to "phase two" and include autos in the discussions, he said on Wednesday.

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