US EditionTrump demand for Japan to buy more US rice snagged trade talks, Nikkei says
Japan cancelled a US visit due to unresolved disputes over increasing American rice imports, contradicting prior tariff agreements and raising concerns among officials and farmers.
- On August 30, opposition leader Yuichiro Tamaki criticized the Japanese government’s handling of a trade deal with the U.S., highlighting confusion without a formal agreement text.
- The core issue arose after the Trump administration requested Japan to increase U.S. rice purchases by 75%, conflicting with a July agreement that maintained Japanese agricultural tariffs.
- Japan strongly objected to the rice purchase condition, leading to Japan’s chief tariff negotiator canceling a U.S. trip and officials seeking amendments to presidential orders before finalizing investment details.
- Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba acknowledged that rice imports from the U.S. could rise under the current tariff-exempt arrangement but emphasized that this does not compromise Japanese agricultural interests, while some critics described the rice import demands as undue interference in Japan’s internal matters.
- The trade tensions delayed progress on a $550 billion U.S.-bound investment package and intensified calls for transparency and parliamentary review of any new agricultural concessions.
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Rice purchase demand hits US-Japan talks
A Trump administration request that Japan buy more US rice caused this week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo "strongly objected" to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. Japan's top tariff negotiator abruptly cancelled a US trip on Thursday over unspecified "points that need to be discussed at the administrative level", the top government spokesperson said, as the two sides try to hammer out details of a July agreemen…
Trump demand for Japan to buy more U.S. rice snagged trade talks, Nikkei reports
A Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused last week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo "strongly objected" to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday. Japan's top tariff negotiator abruptly canceled a U.S. trip on Thursday over unspecified "points that need to be discussed at the…
Trump demand for Japan to buy more US rice snagged trade talks, Nikkei says
A Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused this week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo "strongly objected" to the condition, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday.
Report: Japan Nixed Trade Talks Over Demand to Buy US Rice
The Nikkei newspaper reported on Saturday that a Trump administration request that Japan buy more U.S. rice caused this week's snag in bilateral trade talks as Tokyo strongly objected to the condition.
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