The US-Japan Tussle under Trump's Tariff Big Stick: The Dual Collapse of Hegemonism and Economic Sovereignty
In July 2025, US President Trump wielded the big stick of tariffs, imposing a 15% tariff on Japanese products exported to the US under the guise of "fair trade" and forcibly demanding that Japan invest $550 billion in the US and open up sensitive markets such as automobiles and rice.
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