Report: U.S. makes first official overture to Japan for a bilateral deal

A report out of Japan says the U.S. this week told Japanese officials, for the first time, that the Trump administration has a “ strong interest ” in forging a bilateral trade deal. Nikkei Asian Review , citing a Japanese government official, said the U.S. officially broached the subject during the second round of the U.S.-Japan Economic Dialogue on Monday. Vice President Mike Pence and Japan's deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, lead the dialogue, which was established earlier this year...