TOKYO/WASHINGTON -- Japan and the U.S. sealed a trade agreement on Tuesday after Tokyo's lead tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa focused his engagement on Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the U.S. dealmaker thought to be closest to President Donald Trump.
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Tokyo's laser focus on Lutnick pays off in US tariff talks
Akazawa spent 19 hours talking with commerce secretary seen as closest to Trump
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was the official whom Japan's trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa engaged with more than any other top U.S. negotiator during the prolonged tariff talks. © Reuters
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