‘Japan Should Have Its Own Demands’ in Talks with U.S., Expand Trade With Other Nations, Says Ex-Ministry Official

‘Japan Should Have Its Own Demands’ in Talks with U.S., Expand Trade With Other Nations, Says Ex-Ministry Official

Masaaki Okuhara, a former administrative vice minister at the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, suggested during an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun that Japan should be prepared to issue a few demands of its own during trade negotiations with the United States.