TOKYO -- Ahead of a visit by the Brazilian president to Japan next week, and amid an intensifying trade war instigated by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Japanese government is grappling with how and whether to begin negotiations on joining a South American trade bloc.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, will host Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, for a state visit starting on March 24. (Source photos by Reuters)
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