NHK: Trump said "Japan will pay 30% or 35% tariffs"
NHK reported on July 2 that regarding the Japan-US negotiations on the tariff measures implemented by the Trump administration in the United States, President Trump told reporters on the 1st, "Japan will pay 30% or 35% tariffs, or tariffs determined by us," implying that additional tariffs would be imposed on Japan.
Japan's current tariff rate is 24%, including reciprocal tariffs that have been suspended, but President Trump's remarks this time far exceed this level, expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the content of the negotiations with Japan.
Regarding the negotiations between the US and Japan on the tariff measures of the Trump administration, President Trump told reporters on Wednesday, "Japan has been exploiting our wealth for 30 or 40 years, which is why reaching an agreement is really difficult. Japan needs rice, but it hasn't received our rice. They don't buy our cars."
He said, "Our relationship with Japan is good, but Japan is very unfair in trade."
"What I am going to do is write a letter to Japan, I know Japan will not be able to meet our demands, but for that, they will pay 30% or 35% tariffs, or tariffs determined by us. We have a huge trade deficit, which is very unfair to the American people," he said, suggesting an increase in tariffs on Japan.
Japan's current unified tariff is 10%, and even including reciprocal tariffs that have been suspended, the tariff rate is 24%.
President Trump's remarks this time far exceeded this level, expressing extreme dissatisfaction with the content of the negotiations with Japan.
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