Trade Relations, Japan, USTR

Trump Tariff Tracker -- July 23

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 7/24/2025

We are one week away from the re-imposition of the country specific reciprocal tariffs and U.S. trading partners continue to jockey for trade deals with the U.S. government. The latest victor in this race is Japan. The Trump...more

Analysis of the US-Japan Trade Agreement

White & Case LLP on 11/6/2019

On October 7, 2019, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) published the official text of the US-Japan Trade Agreement (USJTA), which will reduce or eliminate tariffs on bilateral trade in certain agricultural and...more

U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement and U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement Finalized

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 10/14/2019

On October 7, USTR Robert Lighthizer and Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama signed both the U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement and the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. President Trump praised the agreements, stating “[t]hese two deals...more

Outlook for US Trade Policy and the World Trade Organization in 2019

White & Case LLP on 2/7/2019

The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more

Comment Opportunity: U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 10/30/2018

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has opened a public comment period in connection with the proposed U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement negotiations. On October 16, 2018, USTR notified Congress of its intent to...more

US China Trade War

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 10/17/2015

The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more