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How the U.S. and Japan Got Stuck on Cars and Rice
The Trump administration has threatened Japan with 25 percent tariffs. River Akira Davis, our Tokyo correspondent, explains how automobiles and rice have become the two major sticking points in the ...
Trump Criticizes Japanese Cars Again Ahead of Bessent Visit
US President Donald Trump attacked the car trade imbalance between the US and Japan again on Sunday, days ahead of a ...
How the Japanese Diet impacts your car
In today’s edition … How the Japanese Diet is getting in the way of a trade deal ... Congress approves Trump’s foreign aid ...
The U.S. has long wanted to sell more cars in Asia. Do Asian consumers want them?
U.S. cars have been getting bigger, more expensive and more polluting in the last several decades — all the things that make ...
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Auto industry robotics installation jumps in Japan
The IFR estimates that car manufacturers represent approximately 25% of all robot installations on an annual basis in Japan. The electrical and electronics industry is the only sector that installs ...