Japan's Economic Revitalisation Minister Ryosei Akazawa, on April 16, 2025. - AFP
TOKYO: Japan expects only 1% to 2% of its recently agreed upon US$550bil American fund to be in the form of actual investment, with the bulk of it being loans, according to the nation’s top chief negotiator Ryosei Akazawa.
At the same time, Tokyo would save roughly 10 trillion yen through lower tariff rates in its deal with the United States, he said.
