Tokyo, Aug. 29 -- Japan's top trade negotiator abruptly cancelled a trip to Washington aimed at issuing a joint statement on a tariffs deal with the Trump administration, as a top government spokesman urged the US to speed up implementation of the agreement.
Trade envoy Ryosei Akazawa was scheduled to leave Tokyo for Washington on Thursday for a 10th round of talks, following up on the agreement announced on July 22. But chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters some details required further consultations, so the trip was postponed.P17
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