WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- Japan and the United States have "yet to find common ground" on tariff issues, Tokyo's top negotiator ...

Ryosei Akazawa said tariffs are unacceptable, but Japan is proposing a tariff reduction plan tied to a country’s contribution to the US auto industry for a deal.

Economic revitalization minister Ryosei Akazawa had a series of talks with U.S. government officials in Washington on Friday ...