Donald Trump announces trade deal with Japan

Donald Trump announces trade deal with Japan
President Donald Trump said the deal ‘will create hundreds of thousands of jobs’ (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP)

US President Donald Trump has announced a trade framework with Japan, placing a 15% tax on goods imported from that nation.

“This Deal will create Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs – There has never been anything like it,” Mr Trump posted on Truth Social, adding that the United States “will continue to always have a great relationship with the Country of Japan”.

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