TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. have put together a "balanced" trade deal that "protects our national interests," lead Japanese negotiator Toshimitsu Motegi told officials from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday.
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Japan's top trade negotiator assures lawmakers on US deal
'Balanced' agreement falls within past commitments on farm tariff cuts, Motegi says
Lead Japanese trade negotiator Toshimitsu Motegi sought to reassure ruling party lawmakers Aug. 29 that Tokyo had not conceded too much in talks with Washington. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
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