President Donald Trump will meet with Japan on Wednesday to negotiate over tariffs and American military support.
The meeting comes after Trump imposed reciprocal tariffs on countries worldwide, including a 24% tariff on Japanese goods. That tariff was later paused after Trump hit China with a 125% tariff and lowered reciprocal tariffs for all other countries across the board to 10% for 90 days to allow for negotiations.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will attend Trump’s meeting with Japan.
“Japan is coming in today to negotiate Tariffs, the cost of military support, and ‘TRADE FAIRNESS.’ I will attend the meeting, along with Treasury & Commerce Secretaries,” Trump posted Wednesday on Truth Social. “Hopefully something can be worked out which is good (GREAT!) for Japan and the USA!”
Japan has also been impacted by a 25% tariff on auto…
