Cars account for a third of Japan’s trade with the United States. Photo: Kyodo
Cars account for a third of Japan’s trade with the United States. Photo: Kyodo
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Economy /  Global Economy

US, Japan working towards signing trade deal but critics say Donald Trump’s offer violates WTO rules

  • Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his American counterpart will meet at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday
  • Japan is set to cut duties on US farm products, but it is unclear if the US will guarantee not to impose punitive import duty on Japanese car imports

Max Sato

Updated: 6:41pm, 24 Sep, 2019

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Cars account for a third of Japan’s trade with the United States. Photo: Kyodo
Cars account for a third of Japan’s trade with the United States. Photo: Kyodo
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