Bruce Aronson, senior advisor at USALI’s Japan Center, told the Japan Times that in the absence of more information about the structure of a possible Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel partnership, talk about a possible US government “golden share” is not meaningful. Read more here.

Following the U.S. Court of International Trade’s ruling that Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” tariffs are unlawful, Aronson told the newspaper that the decision is not very meaningful for Japan because sectoral tariffs on automobiles, auto parts, aluminum, and steel are not covered by the court decision. “Japan is not entirely off the hook,” he said. Read more here.