>>509371211This. Japan can't do shit.
Japan only became "rich" because the US needed a stable vassal to stop the USSR from expanding and the US had the spare money and tech to share at the time.
Then the USSR collapsed while the US spiralled into vicious cycle of debt, so it stopped helping Japan with tech and manufacturing. Japan bubble soon collapsed and now the what remains of the economy is entirelly at the US mercy.
Only leverages Japan has is its strategic position against Russia and specially China and the massive US debt it holds. But I don't think Trump is freaking out about any of those things.
The worst part is that even without tariffs, Japan is fucked as China keeps taking over Japanese dominance on the few markets it has. It's really only a matter of less than a decade until BYD takes over Toyota. Getting rid of the tariffs will only delay the innevitable.