U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had stayed at the G7 meeting in Canada, and suggested Japan was being "tough" in trade talks and the European Union had not yet offered what he considered a fair deal.

Six of the Group of Seven leaders will try to show the club still has clout despite the early departure of President Donald Trump.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his South Korean counterpart Lee Jae Myung will meet Tuesday on the fringes of the

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump met at the G7 summit to discuss trade tariffs, but no breakthrough was achieved. Japan hopes to negotiate the elimination of tariffs that could harm its economy.

G7 leaders arrived in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, for three days of intense discussion, amid tension in the Middle East and alliance changes.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump held talks Monday on the fringes of the Group of Seven

The 2018 summit ended with Trump assailing his Canadian hosts on social media as he departed on Air Force One, saying he had instructed the U.S. officials who remained in Quebec to oppose the G7 joint statement endorsed by the leaders of Japan, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and, of course, Canada.

Now Trump returns, both to the summit sanctum and to Canada, after a bruising tariff war and his refusal to back down from the 51st state threat. That stoked widespread anger in the country and helped fuel Carney’s spring election victory. Trump himself has claimed credit.