After failing to cut a trade deal with Japan following weeks of talks, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer decided to turn up the pressure.When Japanese officials arrived in Washington in late May,

The President has engaged in a pressure campaign on countries since he announced his so-called ‘reciprocal’ tariffs on goods imported from around the world. So far, only one deal has been signed.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that countries could be notified of sharply higher tariffs as a July 9 deadline approaches despite good-faith negotiations.