Japan doesn't plan on responding to Trump tariff threats with countermeasures, government official says [View all]

Source: ABC News

July 14, 2025, 3:32 PM


TOKYO -- While the European Union has vowed to impose countermeasures if the Trump administration moves forward with its planned 30% tariffs on all EU exports to the U.S., another key strategic ally, Japan, is taking a different approach.

Unlike the European Union, the Japanese government has made no indication it plans to impose any kind of reciprocal tariff on the U.S., even if the U.S. does move forward with its planned 25% tariffs on all Japanese exports.

"We have no intention to change" the Japan-U.S. ally relationship, a Japanese government official told ABC News. "We will cooperate with the United States to make a win-win situation."

The potential U.S. tariffs on Japanese exports only increased by 1% in the Trump administration's July letter to the Japanese government, moving from 24% to 25% from Trump's initial proposal earlier this spring. Japan has already been impacted by the 25% tariff on the overall automobile industry, as it exports cars to the U.S. from its well-known brands including Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Mazda.

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