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ARTICLE VIEW:
Trump threatens Japan with new tariffs, claiming it won’t buy
America’s rice
By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN
Updated:
11:40 PM EDT, Mon June 30, 2025
Source: CNN
President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on
Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the
country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice.
“They won’t take our RICE, and yet they have a massive rice
shortage. 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,” Trump
said in a on Truth Social.
Trump’s claim that Japan “won’t take” rice from the US isn’t
true. The country bought $298 million worth of rice from the US last
year, according to US Census Bureau trade data. Between January and
April of this year, Japan bought $114 million worth of rice.
However, it’s unclear if Japanese officials involved in ongoing trade
negotiations between the two countries have said they will stop buying
rice from the US in the future. On Tuesday, Chief Cabinet Secretary
Yoshimasa Hayashi said that trade talks between the two sides are
ongoing, and that the Japanese government is aware of Trump’s claim,
though he declined to comment on it.
“While we refrain from disclosing the specifics of our discussions
with the US, Japan will continue to vigorously pursue sincere and
honest discussions with the aim of achieving an agreement that will
benefit both Japan and the US,” he said.
A 2021 published by the Office of the United States Trade
Representative under former President Joe Biden stated that
“Japan’s highly regulated and nontransparent system of importation
and distribution for rice limits the ability of US exporters to have
meaningful access to Japan’s consumers.” A source familiar with
Trump’s thinking told CNN that’s what he was referring to in his
post.
Trump has said recently that his administration plans to send some
foreign countries letters advising them of what their new tariff rates
could be, following the pause of his April “reciprocal” tariffs on
US trading partners.
And in a Fox News interview that aired on Sunday, Trump singled out
Japan as one of the possible countries set to receive a letter.
“Dear Mr. Japan, here’s the story: You’re going to pay a 25%
tariff on your cars,” he said.
Trump’s Truth Social message comes with just days to go until the
July 9 deadline when his 90-day pause on those “reciprocal” tariffs
expires. It’s unclear what will happen to tariff rates for the dozens
of impacted countries.
Before Trump announced the pause, Japanese exports were briefly
subjected to a minimum tariff rate of 24%. Since the pause went in
effect, they’ve been subject to the universal 10% rate.
White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Monday
suggested that negotiations with Japan are ongoing.
“Nothing is over,” Hassett told reporters at the White House. “I
know what he just posted, but there’ll still be discussions right up
till the end. Even if we get a framework, then there’s still gonna be
things to finalize.”
This story has been updated with the comment of the Japanese
government.
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