President Donald Trump is threatening to impose higher tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States over what he claims is the country’s unwillingness to buy American-grown rice.

President Donald Trump said he is not considering delaying his July 9 deadline for higher tariffs to resume and renewed his threat to cut off talks and impose duty rates on several nations, including Japan.

US President Donald Trump ramped up trade pressure on Japan with tariff threats targeting rice and automobiles ahead of a crucial July 9 deadline, signaling a revival of hardline trade tactics. “They won’t take our RICE,