Trump Announces New Tariffs On Japan, South Korea

1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026

President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he is levying tariffs against South Korea and Japan beginning in August. Trump announced in two separate posts to Truth Social that the two countries will each face a 25%…

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