Minister Akazawa's Telephone Talk with Secretary Bessent

Ministry of Foregn Affairs of Japan

July 8, 2025

On July 8, commencing at 9 p.m., for approximately 30 minutes, Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization of Japan, held a telephone talk with the Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America. The overview is stated in the attached Cabinet Secretariat press release.