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Re:New US Tariffs are Anti-Maker and Will Encourage Offshoring by adventured on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @10:17AM (#17346850)
Japan has slightly lower average trade weighted tariffs than the US.

Japan has nearly 200% higher agriculture tariffs than the US.

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Re:New US Tariffs are Anti-Maker and Will Encourage Offshoring by selectodude on Tuesday June 19, 2018 @11:36AM (#17347632)
>Japan has nearly 200% higher agriculture tariffs than the US.

Which have a lot of holes in them. The US sends thousands of tons of un-tariffed rice to Japan every year, which they then lock into a shed and let rot. Which is their prerogative, I guess.

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