To President Trump!
May 18, 2026
The International Trade Court ruled that the 10% uniform tariff was illegal, and the Trump administration appealed the following day, reportedly preparing to impose new tariffs. It's crazy.
I have advocated for using tariffs in conjunction with balanced countervailing duties to improve the trade deficit through export promotion. I believe we shouldn't repeat the Reaganomics of the 1980s.
The administration is reportedly preparing to impose new tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act, but this should be used in conjunction with balanced countervailing duties as an export policy.
This is impossible with presidential powers alone. The massive trade deficit is a prob-lem for the entire United States. I believe Democrats should cooperate with Republi-cans to enact legislation in Congress to eliminate the trade deficit.
Two unconstitutional rulings regarding countermeasures are weakening presidential power. President Trump should enact new legislation in Congress.
While imposing tariffs for a certain period is understandable in a weakened American manufacturing sector, the problem is that the Trump administration cannot offer countermeasures other than tariffs.
The biggest reason for the weakening of American manufacturing and its loss of in-ternational competitiveness is, in my opinion, the relatively high wage levels in American manufacturing costs compared to countries like China.
Trump's tariff policy demanded that foreign companies build factories in the United States and manufacture there, but most companies refused. The reason for the re-fusal is simple.
The biggest reason is the lack of factory zones where workers with lower wages than those in China reside. High wages lead to increased costs that outweigh the tariffs.
For the Trump administration to get companies to build factories in the US, it needs to create factory zones within the US where workers with lower wages than those in China work, which is easy to do. .
For over 10 years, I have advocated for the creation of "industrial zones" along the Mexican border where undocumented immigrants are flowing in. I believe the United States will have no choice but to create such zones.
I call them "#Special Zones." We will enact "#Special Laws" that establish necessary "#Exceptions," such as "#Minimum Wage and Supply Chains." The same applies to Algeria and the Philippines.
The United States possesses world-leading development capabilities, as evidenced by its inventions of "#Semiconductors" and "#iPhones." Its weakness lies in its ability to manufacture "#Products." It needs "#Low-Wage Workers."
Manufacturing costs consist of three elements: "#Material Costs, #Labor Costs, and #Indirect Costs." These primarily include raw material costs, factory wages, and ma-chinery depreciation. Among these, US labor costs are relatively too high.
It is impossible to lower US labor costs (#Wages) to the same level as China. How-ever, everyone understands that employing undocumented immigrants can solve this problem.
The 1980s "Reaganomics" resulted in a significant increase in "military spending" and tax cuts, simultaneously widening the US "fiscal deficit" and "trade deficit" due to a decline in industrial competitiveness during the Cold War.
Trump should reduce "military spending" with "G3MA," enhance "industrial competi-tiveness" by creating "special zones," and realize "MAGA." Go America, Go Trump!
Part 1 References
10% uniform tariff ruled illegal; Trump administration appeals the next day... prepar-ing to impose new tariffs
https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/economy/20260509-GYT1T00288/
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
