TOKYO -- As U.S. President Donald Trump ramps up pressure on trading partners with his sweeping "reciprocal" tariffs, Japanese bureaucrats are weighing a proposed Alaskan gas project as a way to shore up bilateral ties amid a passive response by the top leadership.
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