📞🇯🇵 Japan’s Economic Revitalization Minister Ryōsei Akazawa held two in‑depth phone conversations with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on July 3 (approx. 45 min) and July 5 (approx. 60 min), confirming their positions and intensifying discussions as tariff suspension expires on July 9.

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