Ishiba cabinet support rate flat at 35%; 84% concerned over U.S. tariffs

The currency collapse, together with the prices and the inflation exploded during the last 3 PM's reign, so it's surprising the rates are not lower for their support.

Cabinet support rate flat at 35%; 84% concerned over U.S. tariffs

Many countries already prepare for tarrifs that might hit because of US new policy what Japan have done so far? Taihindesune?

Time to allign with the BRICS. That's where the future lies for Japan, epecially given its geographical location.

Time for Asia proper to give the USA the finger and join the so called enemy China and BRiCS. The USA does not deserve the decades of unquestionable loyalty Asian countries has given to the USA for decade only to be used as a tariff cash cow. Time to usher in the new power of the would China and BRICS.

84% concerned over U.S. tariffs

But tariffs supposedly don’t work according to posters here.

But tariffs supposedly don’t work according to posters here.

and they dont, America exports 1.2trillion in good services to the EU Canada Mexico evry year, those same countries are prepared to retaliate with their own tarriffs on American goods, nowhere in this impending trde war does AMerica and its economt and markets get out of this without considerable damage.

not one economist left or right thinks this is a god idea. the China trade war with the US was about 1/3 the size of whats coming. so are gas and egg prices going down yet LOL. its going to get a whole lot more expensive. remeber Biden went through his whole term with record low unemplyment and no recession. inflation at 2.2% when he left office

Now youve got Trump MAGA aka FAFO

Mexico is the US's largest trading partner. Destroying that relationship with 25% tariffs starting February 1st will have a disastrous effect on the world economy. Trump isn't just shooting Mexico in the foot, so to speak, he is shooting America and every other country that depends on American trade in the foot as well.

Canada is the US's second largest trading partner. The trade deficit with Canada is mostly due to the petroleum exports from Canada to the US, which imports to the US this country cannot do without. Petroleum exports to the US are a huge part of Canada's economy. A 25% tariff on Canadian petroleum will raise the prices that American's pay for gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and home heating.

Warren Buffett has been moving his assets from stocks to cash. Perhaps he fears an economic downturn due to the economic policies of the felon in the White House.

Before he became prime minister Ishiba seemed to have some ideas but now his ambitions seem as limited as those of Kishida.

Trump has said that he will punish Columbia with 25% tariffs because that country refused to allow Trump to send undocumented immigrants to that country. One of the problems with Trump's plan to punish Columbia with tariffs is that the US currently has a trade surplus with the small South American country of several billion dollars per year. Destroying the trade between our two countries will further reduce American exports, all for the sake of Trump's pride.

Trump and the US electorate deals in sounds bites. Tariffs sound good, but a deeper investigation shows that they are bad for the consumer. Of course, it all depends on which foods are tariffed. If there are few homegrown alternatives, then the consumer ends up paying more.

If Trump goddess forward with all those threats about imposing tariffs on so many countries, guess who's going to lose the most.

Make America Great Again? More like, destroying America as rapidly as he possible can.

The easiest and most effective way to react would be a similar Japan first and Make Japan great again policy. Well, I know, for historical reasons it is a little bit more complicated and requires more backbone to install here, than it is in many other countries. But there's indeed no other possibility, of course except of one, further trusting and relying on US merciful continued support, although in this case the outcome is still fuzzy and unknown.

Don’t be afraid of Americans paying tariffs on Japanese goods. Let them put the tariff on, 25% or 50%, and when they take it off, everyone here can raise the price is 25 or 50% effectively getting more money for the Japanese at that point That the Americans tax themselves and then when the tariffs come off, raise the prices

Japan should start by placing a huge tariff on US-made EVs. That might make Trump think. It would certainly amke his good chum think.

Japan should start by placing a huge tariff on US-made EVs.

American EVs are hardly a thing here. EVs in general are not.

grund - I’m not so sure. Ishiba is the best PM we’ve had for months. And why are commenters focusing only on tariffs? The article is about the cabinet approval rate and the VARIOUS issues behind it. Seems when one person mentions tariffs, everyone follows

So many self proclaimed economic experts here claim that tariffs would harm Americans by driving up prices.

That is true only if American importers pass on the rise in prices to American consumers. On the other hand, if American importers decide to deduct the tariffs from the prices they pay to the exporters, it's going to harm the exporters more.

And that depends on who has more market power. If there are alternate sources of imports, it's the American importers who have more power and they will be able to pass on the price increase to the exporters instead of American consumers.

That is why nations are worried.

The fun is just beginning. All hail King Trump.