{ "error": "", "type": "text", "title": "Secretary Ross Meeting with Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Seko", "slug": "secretary-ross-meeting-with-japanese-economy-trade-and-industry-minister-seko", "text": "
\"The U.S. is keen to increase trade with Japan through a trade agreement, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross<\/strong> told reporters on Tuesday morning after meeting Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko<\/strong> in Tokyo. 'We are certainly eager to increase our trade relationships with Japan and to do so in the form of an agreement,' Ross said when asked whether the two ministers had discussed a free trade agreement between the two countries. The Trump administration has expressed its intention to discuss a bilateral treaty including a free trade agreement, but Tokyo is reluctant as it would likely entail significant tariff reductions on sensitive goods like agricultural products.\"<\/p>", "quote": null, "citation": "