Japan, U.S. agree to advance high-level economic dialogue

Japan and the United States on Tuesday agreed to seek "concrete" results in the near term as they wrapped up the first round of a bilateral economic dialogue while leaving potentially thorny issues for future discussion.The two countries agreed to intensify talks on three aspects of the relationship, including trade and investment rules, at a time when the new U.S. administration seeks bilateral rather than multilateral deals.After the first meeting in Tokyo, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Vice president Mike Pence said they look forward to the next round to be held by the …READ FULL ARTICLE