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Trump-era U.S. aluminum tariffs have backfired, driving up costs, reducing domestic production, diverting Canadian supply and leaving the country vulnerable to global disruptions like the Iran war.

COMMENTARY

Mar 31, 2026

The world’s dumbest tariff has been revealed

So far, this is a standard U.S. tariff story, but aluminum isn’t a standard product.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

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