InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Japan says gaps remain with US on trade after ‘very tough’ talks By financialnews_rlv83x - August 22, 2019 0 146 Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said on Wednesday there were still gaps that needed to be filled before Tokyo and Washington could agree on a bilateral trade deal and that negotiations with his U.S. counterpart were “very tough.”