Byline: MARTIN CRUTSINGER Associated Press
WASHINGTON U.S. and Japanese officials went out of their way Monday to minimize serious trade frictions as President Clinton prepared for a summit likely to stand in stark contrast to his meeting with Japan's prime minister a year ago.
Despite the fact that America's trade deficit with Japan hit a record last year an estimated $62 billion top administration officials played down trade tensions and said economic issues would only be one of the items on the agenda when Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama meets with Clinton on Wednesday.
Officials said optimistically that negotiators would be able to strike …
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