U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff level on Japan, while his top economic adviser said the White House aims to finalize deals with partners after the July 4 holiday.
Trump¡¯s latest round of brinkmanship with Tokyo on Monday comes just over a week before a July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to restart for dozens of trading partners, including Japan. He cited what he said was the country¡¯s unwillingness to accept U.S. rice exports.
¡°They won¡¯t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice shortage,¡± Trump posted on social media. ¡°In other words, we¡¯ll just be sending them a letter, and we love having them as a Trading Partner for many years to come.¡±
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