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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, pose for photographs during a signing ceremony for a document on the implementation of the U.S.-Japan trade deal at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo in October, 2025. © Reuters
KEN MORIYASU and YUICHI SHIGA
February 18, 2026 06:20 JST
Updated on February 18, 2026 13:06 JST
WASHINGTON/TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the first batch of projects under the U.S.-Japan trade deal signed last summer will officially begin.