Japanese and American trade negotiators meet from January 24 for the third round of talks kicked off by President Trump and Prime Minister Abe in 2017. These will be largely technical in nature, focussed on delivering export improvements rather than a broader bilateral deal. The industries in focus will reportedly be agriculture (beef sanitary standards) and autos (type-approval rules). Japanese imports of U.S. beef reached $1.9 billion in the 12 months to November 30 having expanded by 27% on a year earlier. At just 14% of total Japanese meat exports there is room to grow further. In th...