Posted on 04/16/2025 6:37:24 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
President Trump said Japan is set to kick off tariff negotiations with the US in Washington on Wednesday — becoming one of the first countries to test his willingness to relent on the sweeping tariffs.
“Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and ‘TRADE FAIRNESS’,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“I will attend the meeting, along with Treasury & Commerce Secretaries. Hopefully something can be worked out which is good (GREAT!) for Japan and the USA!”
It comes a day after the Trump administration said it had been presented with offers from at least 15 nations for bespoke trade deals following the president’s announcement last week of a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs.
More than 75 countries have reached out to request talks, too.
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The country and world will be better off because WE elected President Trump.
Trump can use the talks with Japan to show that these negotiations can bear fruit, that they won’t fail due to pressure from protectionists who are always looking for excuses to call cometition unfair.
Don’t ever fully trust the Nips.
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