Japanese firms see U.S. trade talks boosting exports despite Trump rhetoric

TOKYO (Reuters) - Half of Japanese companies expect new trade talks with Washington to boost their U.S.-bound exports, a Reuters poll found, despite President Donald Trump's intensifying drive to cut the trade gap between the two major economies.There are, however, concerns among more than half of the respondents that the talks, which Japan and the United States agreed to in September, will lead to higher U.S. tariffs and other restrictions on Japanese exports, the monthly poll showed.Since..