How did Japan fail to reach an agreement with Trump?

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Reuters
Tokyo, Japan (July 8, 2025) - 09:57 hrs



Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about the tariffs imposed by Trump. Credit: AFP
When Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba first met with Donald Trump in February, his plan to appease the Republican's long-standing frustration with Tokyo over trade was a promise to invest $1 trillion in the United States.
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