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U.S.-Japan trade deal 'not a good deal at all,' says Japanese expert

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Seijiro Takeshita, a professor at the University of Shizuoka's Graduate School of Management, sharply criticized the U.S.-Japan trade deal, calling it a flawed move lacking context or reasoning. Takeshita dismissed claims that tariffs drive trade imbalances, noting that Japanese consumers simply find American cars unappealing, not due to tariffs, which are already zero for U.S. cars in Japan.

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