Trump announces sweeping Japan trade deal with $550B investment by Tokyo

FAITH-IN-HIM · Jul 28, 2025

FreeinChrist said:
Trump’s Big Trade Deal With Japan Is Already Falling Apart

Japanese officials are pushing back on one of Trump’s central claims about the deal.

newrepublic.com

According to Trump and his administration, in return for a reduction in tariffs, Japan would invest $550 billion in certain U.S. sectors and give the United States 90 percent of the profits.
But Japanese officials say profit sharing under the agreement isn’t so set in stone: A Friday slideshow presentation in Japan’s Cabinet Office, contra the White House, said profit distribution would be “based on the degree of contribution and risk taken by each party,” per The Financial Times.

Trump exaggerates to the point it is difficult to believe anything he says.

Japan, like the United States, is a democracy with a capitalist economy. The Japanese Prime Minister, much like the U.S. President, has no authority to direct private companies' overseas investments.

The bilateral trade agreements stating that Japan will invest $550 billion in the United States, or that the European Union will invest $500 billion in the United States, are not practically enforceable. In democratic nations such as those in Europe and Japan, governments cannot compel private companies to make such investments. These agreements appear to serve primarily as political achievements for President Trump, but they are unlikely to be realized.

FreeinChrist · Jul 28, 2025

From the last article I posted, there is this:

Mireya Solís, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told The Financial Times that the deal contains “nothing inspiring,” as “both sides made promises that we can’t be sure will be kept” and “there are no guarantees on what the actual level of investments from Japan will be.”

There is nothing in writing. The Japanese saw the profit sharing would be based on how much each country invests and not 90% for America alone.
Can't believe Trump at all.

FAITH-IN-HIM · Jul 28, 2025

FreeinChrist said:
From the last article I posted, there is this:

Mireya Solís, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, told The Financial Times that the deal contains “nothing inspiring,” as “both sides made promises that we can’t be sure will be kept” and “there are no guarantees on what the actual level of investments from Japan will be.”

There is nothing in writing. The Japanese saw the profit sharing would be based on how much each country invests and not 90% for America alone.
Can't believe Trump at all.

Wall Street is pleased with the agreement because the tariff rate is lower than expected, bringing some stability. The investment aspect is widely viewed as unrealistic, since these countries lack authority to compel private companies to comply—a fact clear to most people except supporters of MAGA, who remain optimistic.

Valletta · Jul 28, 2025

FreeinChrist said:
Trump’s Big Trade Deal With Japan Is Already Falling Apart

Japanese officials are pushing back on one of Trump’s central claims about the deal.

newrepublic.com

According to Trump and his administration, in return for a reduction in tariffs, Japan would invest $550 billion in certain U.S. sectors and give the United States 90 percent of the profits.
But Japanese officials say profit sharing under the agreement isn’t so set in stone: A Friday slideshow presentation in Japan’s Cabinet Office, contra the White House, said profit distribution would be “based on the degree of contribution and risk taken by each party,” per The Financial Times.

Trump exaggerates to the point it is difficult to believe anything he says.

Trump bashing. We don't have the terms of the agreement, just two parties giving their take, perhaps of a complicated agreement. Trump, unless enough people get together for a Constitution amendment, will not be running for president again. It is time to pull together as a nation and find common ground. The polls show the common issues, not included are transitioning children, putting men into women's sports, reparations, and defunding the police.

FreeinChrist · Jul 28, 2025

Valletta said:
Trump bashing. We don't have the terms of the agreement, just two parties giving their take, perhaps of a complicated agreement. Trump, unless enough people get together for a Constitution amendment, will not be running for president again. It is time to pull together as a nation and find common ground. The polls show the common issues, not included are transitioning children, putting men into women's sports, reparations, and defunding the police.

No, not just Trump bashing. And you are avoiding an actual response to what is posted.

There is no writtin agreement yet. And while Trump is proud of the $500 billion investment by Japan, Japan invested $780 billion in 2023.
Japan disagrees that the US will get 90% of the profit, and instead it is tied to how much each country invests.
Trump isn't going to tell it straight.

Valletta · Jul 29, 2025

FreeinChrist said:
No, not just Trump bashing. And you are avoiding an actual response to what is posted.

There is no writtin agreement yet. And while Trump is proud of the $500 billion investment by Japan, Japan invested $780 billion in 2023.
Japan disagrees that the US will get 90% of the profit, and instead it is tied to how much each country invests.
Trump isn't going to tell it straight.

There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight. We'll have to see if the U.S. gets 90%.
Remember we just got rid of an administration involved in numerous hoaxes perpetrated against the American people as well as no serious effort to fulfill a number of campaign promises.

Larniavc · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight.

Why should anyone assume otherwise?

Gene2memE · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight. We'll have to see if the U.S. gets 90%.

We assume Trump, a man who lies constantly and voluminously about matters both important and trivial, is just lying again.

DaisyDay · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
Remember we just got rid of an administration involved in numerous hoaxes perpetrated against the American people as well as no serious effort to fulfill a number of campaign promises.

A bald, false assertion.

FreeinChrist · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight. We'll have to see if the U.S. gets 90%.
Remember we just got rid of an administration involved in numerous hoaxes perpetrated against the American people as well as no serious effort to fulfill a number of campaign promises.

If there is assumption, it is from a history of Trump lying and lying and lying and knowing that he is presenting what he wishes for and not what was actually agreed to. The Japanese have been more honest.

One of Trump's latest lies was in Scotland when he was complaining about windmills.

Tilting at windmills? Trump’s claims about turbines fact-checked

The US president has taken a swipe at wind power as the blades visible from his Turnberry golf course turn

www.theguardian.com

Trump claimed: “When they start to rust and rot in eight years you can’t really turn them off, you can’t burn them. They won’t let you bury the propellers, the props, because there’s a certain type of fibre that doesn’t go well with the land.”

This is not true. Wind turbines have a typical lifespan of 20-25 years, and the industry is getting better at recycling old parts; according to the National Grid, 96% of a wind turbine is made from recyclable materials. Their outer shell, shafts, gearing and electrical components are typically made from steel, copper, aluminium, other precious metals and recyclable plastics. The blades are made from fibreglass, which is not biodegradable and is indeed typically sent to landfill. However, scientists have found a way to repurpose them into cement, and the blades have been used to create pedestrian footbridges in Ireland and noise barriers for highways in the US.

Trump brazenly lies and either does not care if his statements are true or not, or he just says what he wants something to be.

I believe the Japanese over our disingenuous president.

Hans Blaster · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight. We'll have to see if the U.S. gets 90%.
Remember we just got rid of an administration involved in numerous hoaxes perpetrated against the American people as well as no serious effort to fulfill a number of campaign promises.

I don't care how many "campaign promises" you think he fulfilled, we *know* he is not telling it straight on these "trade deals". Among the really huge clues are:

1. A tendency to not show any text, or only a "press release" type document.
2. Conflicts between what Trump's press release says and what the other side of the "deal" says.
3. Promises based on things that one side or the other can''t legally promise (for example, the "investments" listed in other posts.)
4. None of these "deals" contain any legal language, and most fall under the category of *treaty*, which haven't been submitted to the Senate for ratification.

His "deals" have fallen apart within hours of light reporting work already and nothing about the latest "deals" has the look of truth. It is reasonable to assume they are not what it is claimed they are until it is proven.

SimplyMe · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
A lot of liberals here buy the SUVs and trucks.

Trogdor the Burninator said:
I'm sure American Liberals do. But we're talking about Japan. Where the top selling car for the past 3 years is the 660cc, 3.3m long Honda N-Box.

I'd actually like to see a citation for this. Weren't the claims, just a few months ago, about how liberals were all trying to sell their Teslas? While I'm sure some liberals have large SUVs, I'm fairly sure they are a minority. Even without Tesla, there are plenty of EVs or PHEVs that liberals could switch to (Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Porsche all have capable EVs). Yes, you can point to Sen. Kelly as anecdotal evidence but I'd suggest he is a special case, not the norm.

FAITH-IN-HIM · Jul 29, 2025

Valletta said:
There again you assume Trump, a guy who has made an effort to fulfill so many campaign promises when compared with other politicians, is not telling it straight. We'll have to see if the U.S. gets 90%.
Remember we just got rid of an administration involved in numerous hoaxes perpetrated against the American people as well as no serious effort to fulfill a number of campaign promises.

President Trump may be accurately stating that the Japanese Prime Minister has provided assurance that Japan will invest $550 billion in the United States.

However, assurances from the Prime Minister do not guarantee outcomes. Anyone familiar with democracy and capitalism knows that while Japan's Prime Minister can make promises in bilateral agreements, they lack the legal power to direct Japanese companies on investment decisions.

Is that you call “ Trump bashing”?

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