US, Japan Sign Initial Trade Deal, Boosting US Farm Exports

US, Japan Sign Initial Trade Deal, Boosting US Farm Exports
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands during a meeting on trade in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, on Sept. 25, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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NEW YORK—President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sept. 25 signed an initial trade deal that opens up markets to $7 billion worth of U.S. agricultural goods.

On the sidelines of the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly, Trump held a bilateral meeting with Abe to announce the first stage of a comprehensive trade agreement between the United States and Japan.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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