WASHINGTON DC –
The Trump administration imposed new further tariffs on Japan and 59 different nations and areas at 1:01 p.m. Japan time, shortly after President Donald Trump praised Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto throughout a White House ceremony honoring the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“We are delighted to welcome the 2025 World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Trump stated because the staff visited the White House for the second consecutive 12 months.
Trump singled out Ohtani for reward, saying, “Shohei Ohtani, he is incredible, truly incredible.”
The president launched Ohtani as a participant who had completed feats that no one had beforehand imagined. Speaking enthusiastically about Yamamoto, Trump described him as “the World Series MVP.”
After honoring the Japanese gamers, nonetheless, the administration proceeded with further tariffs affecting Japan.
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative introduced on July 23 that tariffs of between 10% and 12.5% could be imposed on 60 nations and areas that it stated had did not introduce adequate import restrictions on merchandise made utilizing compelled labor.
The measures, launched underneath Section 301 of the U.S. Trade Act, took impact at 1:01 p.m. Japan time.
Japan faces an extra tariff fee of 12.5%, though the measures embrace aid supposed to make sure that the mixed fee, together with present tariffs, doesn’t exceed 12.5%.
The new tariffs are a part of an effort to switch the administration’s reciprocal tariffs, which had been dominated unlawful and invalid by the U.S. Supreme Court.
The Trump administration imposed a ten% tariff on imports from all over the world in February underneath Section 122 of the Trade Act. That measure was restricted to 150 days and expired at 1:01 p.m. Japan time.