trade representative robert light and japanese ambassador shinn suitcase sugiyama put pen to paper the deal will reduce tariffs on $7000000000.00 of u.s. agricultural goods while lowering levies on japanese industrial products becomes alongside an agreement on digital trade. studio's represented tremendous victory for both of our nations they will create countless jobs expand investment in commerce reduce our trade deficit very substantially promote fairness and reciprocity the vast opportunities for growth the deal helps out american farmers who've been operating at a disadvantage in japan since the u.s. left the now 11 country trans-pacific partnership but critics say it falls well short of the t p p which the president walked away from in his 1st week in office the deal doesn't even touch on perhaps the biggest issue for the japanese side tokyo wants the u.s. to promise there won't be any further tariffs on its cars it's yet to get that assurance in writing president trump says the 2 countries will continue to work toward shaking hands on a more comprehensive deal. to ecuador and te

sugiyama: i feel very daunted and tense. i could not feel more honored to be here in the signing ceremony, in front of this important leadership. mr. president, ambassador lighthizer, members of congress, members of the cabinet, governors, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen, i could not forget the time when mr. president and my prime minister abe declared, just about one month -- one year and one month ago, the timeline last year, to declare that we should kick off a bilateral trade agreement. that was 13 months ago. and with some reasons, i think it took something like six months. mr. president and my prime minister in new york on the 25th of last month declared that politically it was all done. it was only remaining legal, technical sorts of things. my people, robert lighthizer's people, and everybody spent 24 hours, day and night, to finalize everything, so that we are able to have today a formal signing ceremony day for the trade agreement, as well as the important digital trade agreement. as well as other re