Japan, America, Offer Contradictory Accounts of Terms in Breakthrough Trade Agreement
At issue is how profits from a massive $550 billion Japanese investment in America will be distributed.
Japan's chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the media after a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo, on July 18, 2025. Shuji Kajiyama/AP
