Die Vereinigten Staaten legen den meisten japanischen Waren 15% „gegenseitiger“ Tarif auf
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/reciprocal-tariff-effective/
Die Vereinigten Staaten legen den meisten japanischen Waren 15% „gegenseitiger“ Tarif auf
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/07/economy/reciprocal-tariff-effective/
3 Kommentare
In theory, a more protectionist stance on manufactured goods could, in certain industries, benefit American workers, but you kind of need the domestic capacity to produce those goods to be already in place. As we spent the last several decades deliberately moving manufacturing overseas, Americans are going to see the cost of just about everything go up, on top of an increased tax bill (unless you are already rich). The GOP is going to need to go into overdrive to rig (via gerrymandering, voter suppression) the upcoming midterm elections, as the economy is about to tank hard. That’s even before we factor in the AI and housing bubbles.
I’m not a Trump guy, but this isn’t anti-Japan. It’s pro-fairness.
Japan’s economy needs real competition and structural reform anyway, maybe a little tariff pressure will finally get the gears moving. For decades, Japan has kept foreign competition out with non-tariff barrier bullshit, endless bureaucracy, closed bidding systems, and “technical standards” that magically favor domestic companies. With these two knuckleheads: Japan sells, America buys.
Why Trump sucks: It risks hurting American consumers in the short term. It could escalate into another tit-for-tat trade war. It’s a blunt tool being used to fix a very surgical problem, Japan’s closed markets.
What Jaoan should do: stop hiding behind politeness and protectionism and start acting like a modern, competitive economy. Open markets by removing non-tariff barriers and allowing foreign companies to participate on equal footing. The agricultural sector needs urgent reform, Japan can’t keep shielding tiny, inefficient farms at the expense of consumers and growth. The auto industry, once awesome, now risks dragging the country backward if it continues to be overprotected instead of pushed toward innovation. Trade access must be reciprocal: if Japan wants full access to foreign markets, it must offer the same in return. And most importantly, Japan must address its shrinking domestic demand through bold immigration, deregulation, and social reform. Without meaningful change, Japan will slowly fade away.
Japan should impose a 10,000Yen entry fee to all tourists coming from the USA.