USTR advisory panel lauds Japan deal, pushes for broader second stage

While an early trade deal with Japan should significantly reduce barriers for U.S. consumers, the Trump administration should push to complete a comprehensive agreement with Tokyo that conforms with World Trade Organization rules and goes beyond the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement in some key areas, according to a group of advisers to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. The Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, which is composed of executives from key economic sectors affected by trade, last month transmitted...