Heard on the Street: If Japan’s flattery of President Trump can’t get Tokyo a trade deal, Brussels and Beijing have little chance
Japan may offer a blueprint for how countries that ship a lot of goods to the U.S. can stay on President Trump’s good side. Its approach to trade talks is marked by speed, a limited scope and, above all else, flattery.
Negotiations between Japan and the U.S. are in their final stages, according to Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi, speaking from Washington, D.C. on Thursday. It isn’t yet clear whether the two countries can reach the so-called mini-deal both are hoping for, but the mood music is in...
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