Japan’s biggest business lobby, Keidanren, said in September that America’s investability would be tarnished if Nippon Steel’s $15 billion bid was blocked.

As America’s biggest foreign creditor, Japan sits on $1.1 trillion of US Treasuries. That gives Tokyo some leverage as it seeks to hammer out a trade deal with the White House.

The global free ride has to end. After WWII, the US allowed nations like Germany, France and Japan to rebuild through special trade and defense deals. Now, they need to be fair to America.

Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to President Donald Trump, has stated that the United States has a trade deficit of approximately $143 billion with Japan, Europe, and South Korea.

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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on April 7 urged U.S. President Donald Trump to reconsider the reciprocal tariff imposed on Japan, but the phone call appeared to do nothing to sway the American leader.

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As America’s biggest foreign creditor, Japan sits on $1.1 trillion of US Treasuries. That gives Tokyo some leverage as it seeks to hammer out a trade deal with the White House.

Stephen Miller, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy to President Donald Trump, has stated that the United States has a trade deficit of approximately $143 billion with Japan, Europe, and South Korea.