The new ambassador of the United States to Japan arrived in Tokyo on Friday and said he is optimistic that his country and his Asian ally reach an agreement in their tariff negotiations.
George Glass, a prominent entrepreneur known for his background in finance, investment banking and technology, comes as Washington and Tokyo are negotiating the tariff measures of President Donald Trump, who have caused the worldwide concern for the concern of the concern of the concern of the concern of the concern of the concern. … An agreement will be made, “Glass told reporters after landing at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo.
His arrival came a day after the two countries celebrated their first round of tariff conversations among their main negotiators in Washington, where both parties agreed to try to reach a application as quickly as possible and celebrate a second round of meetings later.
Trump, along with his main economic advisors, the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besent, and the Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, attended the meeting with the Japanese delegation headed by the Minister of Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa in the White House. With his reputation as a merchant that is being tested, Trump probably wants to finish a series of commercial agreements as countries around the world seek to stop the damage to the United States rates.
Trump’s recent announcement of a 90 -day pause temporarily avoided Japan of 24% rates on the board, but a baseline 10% and a 25% tax on imported cars, car parts, steel and aluminum exports remain in place. The Japanese prime minister, Shigeru Ihiba, said that tariffs would hit Japan’s economy and cool the investment of Japanese companies in the United States and that the two parties should seek an agreement that both are.
Trump is also pressing Tokyo to increase his defense expenditure and the most loading load to organize about 50,000 US troops as the allies strengthen military cooperation. He mentioned the problem that changed his tariff conversations with Japan. “We sat down with Japan in a very hard neighborhood.
You have Russia, you have China and you have North Korea, “Glass said on Friday, and added that the allies should make sure that their military has all the materials they need” to delay a country like China. ” American with Japan and make sure Tokyo continues to increase its defense role in the region further.
Japan, a long -standing American ally, is among the first countries that beg the negotiation rates with Washington. Other American allies are closely watching their talks. Glass said he is confident that an agreement can be reached because “the best and most brilliant” Japan and the United States officials are negotiating and Trump is personally involved in conversations, calling them their highest priority. The national debt of $ 40 billion of $ 40, he said, makes the country “unsustainable and that is the end of our economy if we continue to advance along this path.
“Glass, who starts working on Monday, did not explain how Tokyo and Washington could help mark their differentials. After a long flight, he said:” What I like to do first is to go home and take a nap. “