Japan’s LDP Contender Takaichi Hints at Review of US Trade Deal

A top contender to lead Japan’s ruling party suggested that a trade renegotiation with the US could be on the table if the deal doesn’t serve Japan’s interests.

“We must stand our ground if anything unfair that is not in Japan’s interests comes to light in the process of implementing the deal,” Sanae Takaichi said on Sunday with regard to a $550 billion Japanese investment fund that was part of an agreement to lower US tariffs. “That includes a potential renegotiation.”