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Japan may gain stalling tactic on trade after U.S. midterm elections
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By Kylie Sertic
WASHINGTON
The U.S. midterm elections are often seen as a referendum on the sitting president's popularity, but the results of the 2018 races are likely to have more far-reaching consequences no matter which party controls Congress.
For Japan, the question of bilateral trade negotiations – which the two governments are expected to start in mid-January – looms large.
If the Republican Party maintains its majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 elections, President Donald Trump's "America First" policy will continue unhindered, meaning he will keep pushing Tokyo to conclude a bilateral trade agreement in Washington's favor, according to experts.
However, if the Democratic Party takes control of one or both chambers of Congress, the party will have the ability to exercise oversight of the Trump administration's activities including handling of foreign affairs, the experts say.
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