Date : April 18, 2025
How to Respond to the Trump Tariffs (Dr. Keiko Ito, Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University)
post date : 2025.03.31
The US’ second Trump administration has shaken the world with its tariff policies. In February this year, they announced a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum products imported into the US. The administration has also indicated it will announce further tariffs on imports such as automobiles, lumber, and semiconductors. What response should Japan take in the face of new tariffs implemented by the Trump administration?
The FPCJ has invited Dr. Keiko Ito, an expert on economic policy and professor at the Chiba University Graduate School of Social Sciences, to discuss how to respond to the Trump tariffs, including how the tariffs on steel, aluminum, automobiles and more will affect Japanese businesses and the economy, measures to prepare ahead of their implementation, and how Japan should navigate these frequently changing tariff policies without being overly affected.
Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.
Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also participate in the briefing as observers (admission free).
■Date: April 18 (Fri.), 2025, 14:00-15:30 (Deadline for application: Noon, Thursday, April 17)
■Theme: How to Respond to the Trump Tariffs
■Briefer: Dr. Keiko Ito Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University
Brief Bio: After receiving her Ph.D. in Economics from Hitotsubashi University, she held positions as a Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics, Senshu University; a Visiting Fellow at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University; and was seconded to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She later served as a Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University, before assuming her current position in 2022. Her research specializes in empirical analysis related to international trade, foreign direct investment, and their impact on firms’ productivity and technological development. In addition to her academic contributions, she had been a member of the Ministry of Finance’s Customs and Foreign Exchange Council (2015–2025) and a member of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) since 2021, actively publishing numerous scholarly articles on trade and industrial policy.
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end.
*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.
■Members of the Foreign Press:
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12:00 on Friday, April 11.
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■How to Apply: Please refer to the email we sent.
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