Policy · Trade and investment policy
Aso and Pence hold second round of US–Japan Economic Dialogue
- From
- Government of Japan (Deputy Prime Minister Aso) (Tokyo)
- Covers
- US government (Vice President Pence), Washington, D.C.
- Value
- Not disclosed
- Status
- Second round held in Washington on October 16, 2017.
- Date
- 2017-10-16
Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso and Vice President Mike Pence held the second round of the US–Japan Economic Dialogue in Washington. The two sides signed a memorandum on infrastructure cooperation, and Japan agreed to open its market to US persimmons and Idaho potatoes and to ease certification for US cars. They also flagged future results on energy and LNG.
Why it matters
The round produced the first concrete results of the dialogue, mainly in market access and infrastructure, ahead of President Trump's visit to Japan.
Sources
Kakehashi M&A News home
