Japan tariff negotiator Akazawa to hold more trade talks in US next week

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Bessent attends the USA national day celebration at Expo 2025 in Osaka

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, said on Saturday he planned to visit Washington next week to hold further ministerial-level talks with the U.S.

Tokyo is hoping to meet an August 1 deadline to reach a deal to avert President Donald Trump’s tariff of 25% on imports from Japan.

(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by William Mallard)