To President Trump!
August 26, 2025
What on earth is going on? Even after the Japan-US agreement, President Trump's tariff measures continue to cause major confusion. Experts say, "The Trump administration has made 'massive errors' in its official announcements." This is outrageous!
Minister Akazawa met with Secretary of Commerce Lutnick and Secretary of the Treasury Bessent. I also met with key figures from both agencies, and they confirmed this statement. This is outrageous!
The mistake was made by the USTR (United States Trade Representative), which is responsible for tariffs. However, it was actually the Department of Commerce. In other words, there was a lack of communication on this point on the US side.
Minister Akazawa's excuse was, "I saw President Trump negotiating right in front of me," and "So when President Trump said it was OK, I assumed the Jap-anese side was OK too." A "document" should be created!
What concerns me is that President Trump's view differs on the $550 billion in investment from Japan agreed upon in the Japan-US tariff negotiations. This will likely become a source of conflict!
President Trump described it as "like a baseball player's signing bonus" and claimed, "This is our money, our investment capital."
Minister Akazawa explained, "It's a promise to invest in the United States if it's beneficial to Japan." This is a completely different view. I think this is a serious "problem."
The Japanese side explained that the $550 billion is "merely a framework for in-vestment, loans, and government guarantees." The two sides' views are com-pletely different. It seems that "tariff rates will be back to square one."
Regarding the $600 billion investment agreed with the EU, President Trump said, "There is no repayment obligation, and we can invest anywhere." This is also likely to spark controversy.
The EU says, "The details of this huge investment are unknown." The 15% tariff agreement concluded by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has also been criticized by EU countries. She's finished.
In addition to the "Trump tariffs," Trump should introduce the "balanced coun-tervailing duties" I propose and announce policies to "encourage" export com-panies to "import American products."
President Trump announced plans to establish a joint venture with Japan to de-velop liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Alaska. I support it! But I also have con-cerns.
This is a massive project with a total cost of $44 billion (approximately 6.4 tril-lion yen). Japanese companies, including trading companies, energy companies, and plant operators, are carefully assessing its profitability.
I will write about my concerns later. This is President Trump's only sensible ex-port policy. Good luck, President Trump!
Part 1: References
"Mistakes are inevitable." Are the Trump administration's "additional" tariffs a technical error between governments? Kenji Minemura: "The Trump admin-istration has many vacancies and a lack of communication."
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/460271f2f28bf0fbb22d22ea9608cd9d4bbe95d5
I will write again tomorrow.
Yasuhiro Nagano (Japanese)
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!
https://toworldmedia.blogspot.com/
"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
