Japan's Aso: Japan, U.S. agree to combat unfair trade practices

Japanese Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday the United States and Japan agreed to combat unfair trade practices.

"Japan and the United States will actively pursue the three-prolonged approach of fiscal, monetary policies and structural steps to achieve balanced, powerful economic growth," Aso told a news conference after talks with visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.

(Reporting by Stanley White and Leika Kihara; Editing by Robert Birsel)