Tokyo, July 10, 2025 (AFP) - Japan's sticky problem with Trump, tariffs and rice

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2025-07-10

Donald Trump's insistence that "spoiled" Japan imports more US rice is adding to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's problems ahead of elections that could sink his premiership after less than a year in office. Japan is one of more than 20 countries receiving letters this week from the US president warning of "reciprocal" tariffs from August 1 failing a trade agreement with Washington. The 25 percent across-the-board levy for Japan is separate from......

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