Japan says talks with U.S. will continue, but Trump calls a deal unlikely

Tokyo will continue its attempts to strike a trade deal with the U.S. but will not trade away agricultural market access, a Japanese official said on Tuesday, though President Trump later suggested an accord won’t be reached. “A sincere and vigorous discussion is underway” between the U.S. and Japan, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said during a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday, according to a simultaneous translation . Japan’s chief negotiator, Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa Ryosei, this week...