Threatened by Trump tariffs, Japan walks a delicate tightrope between US and China

China’s Economic Rescue Plan Stalled by Wariness Over Tariffs

China is counting on its 1.4 billion consumers to help cushion the blow from Donald Trump’s tariffs. But that strategy is running into a wall of uncertainty, with millions of factory jobs at risk.

Concerns Raised Over Potential Concessions on Auto Safety Standards; Experts Point Out Danger of Increased Fatalities

There are concerns that if Japan accepts vehicles designed in accordance with the safety standards of the United States, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who considers Japan's current standards to be non-tariff barriers, pedestrian safety could be compromised.

By Nick Watt, Vanessa Yurkevich, Alicia Wallace and David Goldman, CNN American consumers are facing tough decisions due to President Donald Trump's trade war. Ships now arriving in US ports from China are the first to be subject to the massive tariffs the United States has imposed on most Chinese imports. Many of them are half empty. This means that, within weeks, consumers will face higher prices and shortages of certain products.

Japan’s Child Population Drops For 44th Year In A Row

The country’s under-15 population has dropped again—down 350,000 in just a year to 13.66 million, the lowest since records began in 1950. That’s 44 straight years of decline.Let that sink in: kids now make up just 11.1% of Japan’s population. Globally, only South Korea has a smaller share. And if you think this is just a Tokyo issue, think again. Every prefecture saw fewer kids, with only Tokyo and Kanagawa barely hanging on to over a million y…

How much will 145% China tariff impact West Virginia?

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — Tariffs on imported Chinese goods are now at 145%, so how much more can West Virginians expect to pay? Despite previous claims that the economic impact of tariffs on Americans would be temporary, President Donald Trump said on Sunday that Americans should buy less to make up for the associated rising costs. For West Virginians, however, the cost hikes may not have as much of an impact as in some other states. A ranking…

Tariffs raise concerns for essential goods shortage

Tariffs on imports fail in Senate, threatening store shelves and consumer prices. Essential items may become more expensive, leading to price gouging and black market sales.