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If Japan can’t get a good trade deal, can anyone?
Talks between Tokyo and the Trump administration are about to get under way – and the world should be watching.
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Japan does have leverage, being by some distance the largest holder of US Treasuries.
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Gearoid Reidy
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Japanese officials are heading to Washington for tariff talks,
The Asian nation is the canary in the tariff coal mine. If it can’t secure a good deal, there’s little hope for others.
