Editorial

15:00 JST, April 8, 2025

The turmoil caused by the imposition of tariff measures by U.S. President Donald Trump is spreading around the world.

When countries are working to soften the blow to their own economies, it is unacceptable for the leader of one of such countries to be floundering.

At a meeting of the House of Councillors Audit Committee, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed his dissatisfaction with the U.S. tariff policy, saying, “It is extremely undesirable and extremely regrettable.” He also stressed the importance of ascertaining “what the United States wants from Japan.”

Trump had already emphasized during the U.S. presidential election campaign last year that he intends to impose tariffs on the whole world. Only now that Trump has put his pledge into........

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