Japan’s ambassador signals reservations about bilateral deal with U.S.

Japan is not ready to jump into bilateral negotiations on a trade deal with the United States because it remains unclear what the U.S. would want from such a deal and how it would impact trade relationships with the rest of the region, Japan’s ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae said Tuesday. “I would say priority emphasis is very much on the bilateral trade framework,” Sasae said of U.S. trade policy and the recently kicked-off U.S.-Japan Economic Dialogue. “And...