Japan, U.S. formally sign bilateral trade agreement

Japan and the United States on Monday formally signed a bilateral trade agreement that is expected to put American farmers back on a level playing field with their international rivals through reduced tariffs on agricultural products.The deal will be a "game changer for our farmers and our ranchers" providing them with "significantly enhanced access to a critical foreign market," U.S. President Donald Trump said prior to the signing of the pact between Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama, and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, at the White House.The agreemen…READ FULL ARTICLE