Minister Akazawa's Telephone Talk with Secretary Lutnick

Ministry of Foregn Affairs of Japan

July 17, 2025

On July 17, commencing at 8:55 a.m., for approximately 45 minutes, Mr. AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization of Japan, held a telephone talk with the Honorable Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce of the United States of America. The overview is stated in the attached Cabinet Secretariat press release.