Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono

Japan is on the brink of restarting trade negotiations with the U.S., but the process could face major obstacles due to lingering misunderstandings about market reactions and factual inaccuracies. Former Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono highlighted that these misinterpretations, including those related to the U.S.-Japan security alliance and Japan's auto industry, were previously corrected during Trump’s first term under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe but now require rectification once again for the talks to proceed effectively.