Trump says to impose 25-pct tariffs on Japan, South Korea and other countries

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday via social media that 25 percent tariffs will be imposed on imports from Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK), respectively, starting August 1.

In his letters addressed to the ROK president and the Japanese prime minister that he posted on Truth Social, Trump said the new tariffs will be separate from all other sectoral tariffs.

In the almost identical letters, Trump said, “Please…