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U.S. criticises Japan over rice tariff

Japan imposes a tariff of ¥341 (US$2.3) per kilogram of imported rice that exceeds a duty-free quota, a measure designed to protest domestic farmers. The country refused to lower the tariff during the first Trump administration.

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates while speaking during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 11, 2025. PHOTO: AFP

March 13, 2025

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