01:03 (16:03)โขTrump Suggests 80% Chinese Import Tariffs
โจThe newspapers report on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ruling out consumption tax cuts despite inflation pressures (Kyodo News English), while maintaining focus on possible Japanese fighter jet exports to Australia and India as part of a joint project with the UK and Italy that needs additional buyers to break even (Nikkei Asia, Nikkei Shimbun). Former US President Trump has suggested 80% tariffs on Chinese imports would be appropriate, a potential negotiating tactic ahead of US-China talks in Switzerland (Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). This represents a shift from his previous stance of refusing to lower US tariffs first.