Trump's Trade War With China Puts Japan in a Tight Spot

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Whether Japan can maintain trade relations with the United States and China as they raise tariffs on each other to well over 100 percent carries significant implications for its economy, the world's fourth largest. Japanese firms face increasing urgency to expand overseas, driven by the nation's shrinking population.
15% : Now, as President Trump tries to rally U.S. trade partners against China, and Beijing threatens countries that would heed that call, Japan faces a dilemma.

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