To President Trump!
Weekday Edition, June 19, 2025
Professor Amitrajit Bataviar says the key to eliminating America's trade deficit is not tariffs but "rural areas". "I" don't think that will solve the problem, but what do you think?
He says there are basically two ways to reduce the trade deficit: reduce imports or increase exports. President Trump focuses on the former, but the latter is more effective. Everyone agrees.
He may be looking specifically at untapped export opportunities in rural Ameri-ca. He measures the export gap between urban and rural areas. See "Part 1" for details.
President Trump has long been fixated on the trade deficit. In April, he declared the trade deficit an emergency and announced that he would impose "reciprocal tariffs" on trading partners. Like!
I support the "Trump tariffs". America, which has abandoned the world's facto-ry, has no choice but to protect its own manufacturing industry with "tariffs". That's what tariffs are for. However,
I believe it is difficult to achieve trade where "imports and exports" are balanced at the national level. In fact, "tariff negotiations" with other countries are prov-ing difficult.
Although some of the "Trump tariffs" have been temporarily suspended, Presi-dent Trump's obsession with the trade deficit continues. It's a good thing to be obsessed, but policies to increase exports should also be considered.
If "exports and imports are balanced" at the corporate group level of the ex-porting country, I propose that a policy should be implemented to make "Trump tariffs zero" through "balanced countervailing duties."
In this case, "tariff revenue" will disappear, but if "exports increase," the "trade deficit" will decrease and tax revenue will increase. This is clearly better than "tariffs alone."
In fact, Japan has imported "products of the other country" rather than "dol-lars" from exporting countries that do not have foreign currency, and collected payment by offsetting the settlement.
Companies in exporting countries such as China are free to export Chinese products to the United States. However, if they only export, they will be subject to Trump tariffs. The basic principle is to balance exports and imports.
In other words, if an exporting country imports something from the United States, if the export and import amounts are the same, the tariff will be zero. If there is a lot of export, paying a "tariff" on the difference is not "exclusion."
For example, if a Chinese exporting company imports beef from the US market and offsets the export price, the export of Chinese products will be taxed the difference between the export price and the import price. I think the Chinese will understand,
It is said that Trump tariffs will shrink world trade, but if the Trump administra-tion "uses" the system of balanced tariffs and reciprocal tariffs "in combination," world trade will only expand.
Part 1 References
The key to eliminating the US trade deficit is not tariffs but "local."
https://www.newsweekjapan.jp/stories/world/2025/05/553510.php
I will write again tomorrow.
Part 2. "Immigration Control Act Violation Cases" "Weekday Edition".
"Everyone" in the "international community" please help!
First, please read about the "false accusation" of "aiding and abetting violation of immigration law" in 2010.
❤Click below to read the full article!
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"Chapter 1". The summary of the incident is as follows.
In the fall of 2008, my company (I am the president) promised to hire "Chinese people studying abroad on student visas". I "issued" them "employment contracts" stating that "LEFCO" would "employ" them when they graduated from university the following spring.
However, after that, the "Lehman Shock" occurred in 2008.
As a result, orders for "system development" from the following year onwards were "cancelled".
As a result, "LEFCO" "cancelled" the "employment" of "those who were scheduled to join the company" in 2009.
Therefore, "they" continued to work at the restaurants where they had worked part-time as students even after graduating in 2009.
In May 2010, the Chinese were arrested for "violating Article 70 of the Immigration Control Act" by "activities outside of the status of residence".
In June 2010, after their arrest, I and the Chinese person in charge of recruitment (KingGungaku) were also arrested.
The reason was "crime of aiding and abetting" the Chinese for "violating Article 70 of the Immigration Control Act (activities outside the status of residence)".
<Reason for arrest> The prosecution said that I and KingGungaku giving the Chinese a "false employment contract" constituted "crime of aiding and abetting" under the Criminal Code.
"Chapter 2". Crimes in the judgment: (arbitrary and ridiculous)
The charges in the indictment are "the very provisions" of "Article 22-4-4 of the Immigration Control Act".
If a "status of residence" is obtained by submitting false documents, the Minister of Justice can revoke the "status of residence" at his "discretion". (And the person will be deported).
Therefore, even if a Chinese person submits "false documents," it is not a crime. It is not a crime to "aid" an innocent act.
The "reason for punishment" in the judgment:
1. The Chinese person obtained "resident status" by submitting a "false employment contract."
2. And they violated the Immigration Control Act (activities outside of their status of residence).
3. The Chinese person obtained "resident status" because "we" provided the Chinese person with a "false employment contract."
4. The Chinese person was able to "reside" in Japan because he obtained "resident status."
5. Because of that, the Chinese person was able to "work illegally."
6. Therefore, "we" who "provided" the Chinese person with a "false employment contract" were punished for "aiding" the Chinese person's "activities outside of their status of residence."
This is an "error" in the arbitrary "logic of law."
This reasoning is the "argument" that "when the wind blows, the barrel maker (profits)." This goes against "legal logic" even internationally.
The "criminal reason" in the indictment cannot be a crime because the provisions of the "Immigration Control Act," which is a "special law," take precedence over the "Criminal Code," which is a "general law."
My argument:
"1": The Immigration Control Act stipulates that the Minister of Justice will revoke the act of a foreigner who has obtained a residence status by submitting false documents (Immigration Control Act: Article 22-4-4, cancellation of residence status) through "administrative disposition." That's all.
"2": The Chinese who engaged in "unqualified work activities" are not guilty. The reason is that their "employers" have not been punished for the "crime of aiding and abetting illegal employment" under Article 73-2 of the Immigration Control Act.
Therefore, under the principle of "equality under the law," the Chinese are not guilty.
The Japanese government has punished "diplomats and Philippine embassy staff" for the exact same "criminal reason."
However, like the Chinese government, the Philippine government is also silent.
The rest will be published in the Saturday edition.
Part 3. Special Zone Construction. A new business model.
Special Zones accept refugees and immigrants as temporary immigrant workers and limit their residence to the special zone.
Developed countries use them as low-wage workers and achieve high economic growth again.
Refugees and immigrants can get jobs and live a hopeful, humane life.
Temporary immigrants are low-wage, but "food, clothing, shelter, medical expenses, and education are free."
NO2: https://world-special-zone.seesaa.net/
NO1: https://naganoopinion.blog.jp/
For NO4: to NO10:, please see the Sunday edition.
Thank you.
Yasuhiro Nagano
Past articles can be viewed at the blog below.
https://toworldmedia.blogspot.com/
