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Russell wrote:
The government currently imposes a 778 percent tariff on imported rice. If the tariff is removed or sharply reduced following the TPP talks, a large amount of foreign rice is expected to be imported to Japan.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T120309006047.htm
Bucky wrote:"Foreign rice is for foreigners,"
Kanchou wrote:For only 20% less, the concept of eating Chinese rice isn't very appealing...
Russell wrote:I keep scratching my head, BTW, why the US has let Japan repeatedly get away with these rice tariffs, while they themselves opened their markets to Japanese products.
Netherlander wrote:Bases in Okinawa maybe.......... I guess they have to return the favor somehow......
Russell wrote:Yes, that may have been true in the past. These bases certainly align with US strategic interests.
Increasingly, however, they are also in the interest of Japan, though most Japanese seem not to realize. If the US leaves Japan on its own, all hell breaks loose (yes, I am referring to China).
Coligny wrote:I think Taiwan would need clean underwear first...
Russell wrote:But that's the whole point, now isn't it? If it were appealing, it wouldn't be allowed...
I keep scratching my head, BTW, why the US has let Japan repeatedly get away with these rice tariffs, while they themselves opened their markets to Japanese products.
Kanchou wrote:Because Japanese wouldn't buy American products even if they weren't tariffed anyway...
But at least Japanese people can import grey market cars.... you see PLENTY of left-hand-drive American cars, but in America anything right-hand drive that's under 25 years old is virtually impossible to import.
Kanchou wrote:Because Japanese wouldn't buy American products even if they weren't tariffed anyway.
Samurai_Jerk wrote:What a load of shit. If that were true, there'd be no need for tariffs.
Kanchou wrote:American rice and food staples yes, but for the most part American-made products (cars, electronics) aren't any better or cheaper than Japanese-made ones. And the XBOX wasn't exactly a hit in Japan.
james wrote:fortunately, good clean underwear can be imported cheap from china
Samurai_Jerk wrote:It depends on the product and whether or not you mean manufactured in the US or a US brand. US apparel companies have done well in Japan and since Apple released the iPhone it's hard to say that the Japanese won't buy American electronics. There's also software, movies, music, tobacco, alcohol .....
Kanchou wrote:Obviously having less tarrifs would be good for the consumer. But I think if given the choice between European and American cars when buying a foreign model, Japanese would almost always choose a European car.
maraboutslim wrote:I asked my wife about it just to get a reaction out of her (we eat california rice!) and she said the Chinese rice has "chemicals" in it so she'd never eat it. I assume she just assumes so because of the previous cases of contaminated or otherwise unhealthy chinese products...
IparryU wrote:common japanese excuse... 'merican toothpaste has chemicals... hot sauce has chemicals... american juice has chemicals...
no shit... and apparently medicine has chemicals in it too
GomiGirl wrote:I just mentioned this thread to my assistant who sits across the desk from me. I said that the new chinese rice was 20% cheaper. She said she didn't care.
She likes Chinese food but not Chinese people so she wouldn't buy the rice. There are too many Chinese people around Shinjuku and they are too noisy and pushy.
Didn't even get into it with her. I just smiled and nodded and changed the subject.
GomiGirl wrote:
Didn't even get into it with her. I just smiled and nodded and changed the subject.
Coligny wrote:Ok, but how do you deal with the urge to kill afterward ?
Samurai_Jerk wrote:I'm not sure what your point is. You went from Japanese won't buy American goods so tariffs don't matter to they won't buy American cars other than a niche market for things like Hummers. I'm not disagreeing with that I'm disagreeing with the premise that Japanese people won't buy American goods in general.
Kanchou wrote:I think in general a lack of tariffs won't make any dents in the market share of domestic brands in any significant industries.
That's my point.
Coligny wrote:steel !?...FFS, I don't even know if one of todays member still deal in these industries.
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