Reaction to U.S. trade deal with Japan

FILE PHOTO: Containers on a cargo ship are pictured at an industrial port in Tokyo, Japan, July 2, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo

(Reuters) -President Donald Trump said the U.S. and Japan had struck a trade deal that includes a lower 15% tariff that will be levied on U.S. imports from the country, including autos.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal would include $550 billion of Japanese investments in the United States.