More on that expected US - Japan bilateral trade agreement

The news that the two sides are moving closer to agreement broke yesterday:

• More on US and Japan working on a small trade deal - agriculture and autos

A little more dribbling out, with a senior Japanese official, Koji Tomita, Japan's sherpa to the Group of 20 industrialized countries (G20), telling Reuters:

• "When President Trump came to Japan at the end of May, he was talking about doing a deal as soon as possible. Our team is now working pretty hard, so we are looking forward to some news in the near future."

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No, I don't know what a sherpa to the Group of 20 industrialized countries is either. Sounds good though.