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Japan Won’t Wait for G-7 Summit for Possible US Trade Deal

Ryosei Akazawa in Washington, DC, on June 6.Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

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By Akira Matsui, Yoshiaki Nohara, and Sakura Murakami

June 7, 2025 at 12:26 AM UTC

Updated on

June 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM UTC

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Japan won’t necessarily wait for the Group of Seven Summit set to take place in Canada next week to seal a trade deal with the US if the two sides can agree earlier, Japan’s top negotiator Ryosei Akazawa said in Washington DC on Friday.