TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa held “in-depth exchanges” over the phone with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Thursday and Saturday, the Japanese government said.
A pause on a 24% reciprocal tariff on imports from Japan expires next week.
The Japanese government also said in a statement that it intends to continue actively coordinating with the U.S. side on the matter.
(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Alison Williams)
