Donald Trump’s hopes of completing a trade deal with Japan next month have been severely dented after he failed to persuade prime minister Shinzo Abe to give the US greater access to the country’s agricultural market.
At a White House meeting with Mr Abe on Friday, the US president said he hoped trade talks would “go quickly” and enable him to sign a deal when he visits Japan in late May to meet the new emperor.
However, the US did not offer any concessions to Tokyo and several people familiar with the talks said Mr Abe had stressed that Japan could not soften its stance on agriculture ahead of Upper House elections scheduled for July.
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