America’s new ambassador to Japan says he’s optimistic they can reach a deal over tariffs so both countries can ‘push back against a country like China’

U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, second left, and his wife Mary, left, are welcomed by Joseph Young, center, Acting Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Tokyo, Eiichi Kawahara, second right, Ambassador Special Assistant to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Victor Osumi, right, President of Japan Operations of Delta, upon their arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo Friday, April 18, 2025.

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