Trade negotiations between Japan and the United States moved a step closer to failure following two days of broadsides from U.S. President Donald Trump.
¡°Negotiations didn't collapse,¡± said Ryo Sahashi, a professor at the University of Tokyo¡¯s Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia. ¡°But the incentives for Japan to compromise became very small.¡±
Trump went on Fox News on Sunday and complained about the lack of U.S.-made cars in Japan. He followed that up on Monday by taking aim at rice.
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