Japan, U.S. to include digital trade in trade talks

Japan said Tuesday it has started talks with the United States for cutting tariffs on agricultural and industrial products and that the two sides agreed to include digital trade as part of new negotiations for a bilateral trade agreement.During the first round of talks with Japanese economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer raised the "very large" trade deficit with Japan, urging the country to address the trade imbalances between the world's biggest and third-largest economies.Speaking to reporters after the two-day meeting in Washingto…READ FULL ARTICLE