Economics
Trump Is Looking for Quick Fix in Japan Talks, Abe Ally Says
- Amari sees challenge in U.S. leader going on his gut feeling
- He says Japan pushing on with TPP, EU deals pressured U.S.
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The limited scope of new trade negotiations between Japan and the U.S. points to a desire for a quick deal from President Donald Trump, former Japanese economy minister Akira Amari said in an interview.
And because "Trump is a person who judges things by his own sense of priorities and intuition," it won’t be possible to come to an agreement based on logic and evidence-based analysis, he said.