Ivan Tselichtchev is a professor at the Niigata University of Management and author of "Asia's Turning Point" and "China Versus the West: The Global Power Shift of the 21st Century."
Trump's tariffs accelerate Tokyo's global export pivot to soften blow from US export squeeze

Japan's top trade negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, speaks to the media after a meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 18. © Reuters
Ivan Tselichtchev is a professor at the Niigata University of Management and author of "Asia's Turning Point" and "China Versus the West: The Global Power Shift of the 21st Century."