日本政府声明：日美两国认为尽快达成协议对双方都有好处。日本首席谈判代表、经济再生大臣赤泽亮正（Ryosei Akazawa）在美国华盛顿特区会见了美方商务部长卢特尼克，讨论了关税措施。

Group 1 - The Japanese government and the United States believe that reaching an agreement quickly would be beneficial for both parties [1] - Japan's chief negotiator, Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa, met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in Washington, D.C. to discuss tariff measures [1]