Japan is sticking to demand for US to eliminate tariffs, trade envoy says

Japanese Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaking to the press upon arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18, a day after ministerial talks on tariffs. PHOTO: REUTERS Japan is sticking to demand for US to eliminate tariffs, trade envoy says TOKYO - Japan's top trade negotiator, Mr Ryosei Akazawa, said on May 20 that there was no change to Tokyo's stance of demanding the elimination of US tariffs in bilateral trade negotiations. Tokyo will not rush into clinching a trade deal if doing so risked hurting the country's interests, he said. "The slew of US tariffs including reciprocal tariffs as…