The United States and Japan reached an agreement on the core principles of a trade deal during the G-7 summit in France on Aug. 25.
President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the agreement to reporters in Biarritz, France. Trump said the two nations agreed to “every point” of the deal, and indicated they plan to sign the formal agreement on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in late September.
