There is no US-Japan trade deal in sight

Unlike the UK, Japan must 'negotiate down' from steeper tariff threats -- especially on autos

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2025-04-25 Akazawa Trump

U.S President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 16. © Reuters

Riley Walters is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and senior nonresident fellow at the Global Taiwan Institute.

It has been over a month since U.S. President Donald Trump announced his "Liberation Day" tariffs.

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