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Japan’s Ishiba Urges Investment Over Tariffs in Call With Trump

Orlando Newkirk by Orlando Newkirk
May 23, 2025
in Economics
A Japanese politician smiling while standing at a podium during a press conference.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump before their new round of trade negotiations to push for investment instead of tariffs as the foundation for economic collaboration.

Japanese economy depends heavily on the auto industry while tensions grow because Trump maintains a 25% tariff on Japanese car exports. The Japanese government maintains its demand for a complete elimination of steel and aluminum tariffs despite Trump’s partial tariff reductions.

Ishiba declared to media representatives that the two leaders made agreements about productive discussions. Japan continues to maintain its original stance which demands complete elimination of all newly implemented tariff restrictions.

The discussion occurred at the same time Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa from Japan traveled to Washington for negotiations in their third session. The two previous negotiation sessions failed to produce any progress from the United States.

Ishiba stressed Japan’s ongoing commitment to boost American industry investments and domestic job creation instead of dealing with tariff penalties. The Tokyo government presents itself as a dependable trade relationship while it attempts to use bilateral investment to address Washington’s trade imbalance worries.

Ishiba asked Trump to remove the tariffs but Trump did not give a direct answer during their phone call. Both leaders maintained that they would continue holding beneficial discussions.

Japanese automakers are intensely monitoring this situation. The U.S. market serves as a critical destination for exports and elevated tariffs would create significant disruptions to logistics networks which would force manufacturers to reassess their production planning and pricing approaches.

The upcoming round of negotiations will determine significant effects which extend from U.S.-Japan trade relations to global supply chain operations in the automotive industry.

Through his diplomatic approach Ishiba shows that Japan chooses economic cooperation and diplomacy over confrontation when dealing with Trump’s America-first trade doctrine.

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