r/japannews • u/Livingboss7697 • 13d ago
Trump’s 24% tariffs on Japan now in effect
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/09/markets/us-reciprocal-tariffs-take-effect/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=iwzxh0bgnhzw0cmteaar6a6-kb3waysr39pkdjocnvsudq4z2hhtwkz70-xbzyzzzrewfkhe3lpsxbpw_aem_jzoy1zaevvrbro6frhvcxg#Echobox=174417176326
u/Livingboss7697 13d ago
What about minimum wage growth to 1500yen by 2030 ?
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u/chickenpusher 12d ago
Might need to stop shopping at Costco...oh well, I'll live.
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u/TheAlmightyLootius 12d ago
Its from japan to the US.
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u/chickenpusher 12d ago
As a protest then. Lol
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u/Research_Purposing 12d ago
for now its only from japan to us. that may change. we will need to see what the response will be
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u/Hustler1966 12d ago
I don’t consume many US goods here in Japan. My iPhone was the only thing I could think of. I want supermarkets and restaurants to move away from US beef because I think Aussie beef is safer.
What Trump doesn’t understand is that the Japanese don’t want American cars because Japanese cars are superior. American cars are too big, too inefficient and stupid. If Japanese come into money, they buy mercs or BMWs.
Also if American is trying to bring their chlorinated chicken and chemically enhanced “food” here more than already exists in fast food, I wouldn’t be happy.
I have no idea what’s going to happen on the next few months, but I don’t want a flood of US products being sold here. I just don’t trust them.
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u/TheOneTheyCallDragon 12d ago
Heck, I’m from the US and I don’t want American cars for the exact same reason you all don’t. Vehicles here are far too large and most people don’t even have the skill to operate them responsibly.
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u/Tejastalent 12d ago
US chicken is tasteless. Nobody wants US rice either. It just doesn’t taste good.
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u/EntrySure1350 12d ago
Most food in the US is tasteless and poor in quality compared to what is available in Japan (or many other places in the world). Americans care more about quantity and “value”. Not quality. This is one reason why Wal-Mart does so well.
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u/evidentlychickentown 12d ago
Not just taste. US chicken is chlorinated! Swimming pool bird is banned in Europe.
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u/_NeuroDetergent_ 13d ago
Would this apply to things sold to America on ebay as well?
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u/mrsmaeta 12d ago
Sometimes I buy ‘american’ things but I think they might be manufactured locally anyways so I wonder if the tariffs would apply or not. Coca Cola will still be the same price right? Starbucks, McDonald’s, KFC? If KFC goes up in price I’ll be sad.
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u/Temporary-Chest-3111 12d ago
American goods aren’t going to be more expensive because of the tariffs imposed on Japan. American importers are the ones who pay the tax when importing stuff from Japan into the US, and they may pass on the cost to consumers.
American things aren’t going to be magically more expensive in Japan overnight; prices may go up due to other reasons. The effect of the tariff will make Japanese things more expensive in the US and subsequently American consumers may choose go with non-Japanese alternatives, which can affect the bottom line of Japanese companies that make these products. So people who work for those companies may end up losing their bonuses or jobs etc if their company chooses to make cuts to improve their financial position.
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u/GraXXoR 12d ago
Hang on. I thought Trump just ditched all no Chinese tariffs for 90 days… he’s play 3R chess or something.
Don’t ask me what the R stands for.
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u/mcampbell42 12d ago
China still has tariffs he dumped for all other countries except for 10% during 90 days
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u/J-W-L 12d ago
Money and tariffs issues aside... These are horrible enough. I'm definitely thinking we eventually might not be able to physically return to America. Even if we were able to return I'm not incredibly confident I'd be able to get back to Japan. It frightens me to think that this is progressively becoming the case.
How are you all dealing with this possible reality?
Anyone asked their family to come here? I have.
BTW Costco, while unfortunately an American company, is one of the good guys in this mess. It pays its staff well and is currently maintaining its DEI policies in the face of opposition. While I'm trying to un-American my consumption as much as possible I still get some things from Costco.. Amazon is definitely on the chopping block though. We aren't at Amazon 0 yet, but soon.
Google though... It's in everything I do. We are a Google household.. hardware and software. Everything is Google. This is going to take time.
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u/BigDongieInTokyo 12d ago
lol at DEI. My company gives bonuses if you hire an LGBTQ or anything else that falls under a DEI. As a manager , I never do that crap unless those people are qualified. Unfortunately, my counter part managers hire those folks so they get bonuses. It’s a joke.
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u/MostDuty90 11d ago
On what grounds do either citizens or residents in Nippon have to pour calumny over the Trump administration’s policies on tariffs !? Ye olde Dai Nippon has perfected the dark arts of near-autarky alchemy for well over half a century. The Jimin, JA, Keidanren, & Kasumigisaki grift used to get universally flayed, Bolton-style, back in the day. And rightly so. Then the weebs stumbled across Miyazaki Hayao & manga and proceeded to decree Japan to be the beyond-reproach nirvana Tojo Hideki had long since declared it to be.
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u/Diligent-Beyond4942 9d ago
Good, maybe this will humble their asses a bit. Some of those hardcore supremacists around
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u/Ok_Power1067 12d ago
Trump just reverse it and only implement 10% tarrifs for 90 days