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'So Trump-like': relief but no surprise in Japan as US cuts tariffs
'So Trump-like': relief but no surprise in Japan as US cuts tariffs
Economy
by  AFP

In the Japanese city of Seki, famed for its razor-sharp artisan knives, news that incoming US tariffs will be lowered is welcome but not entirely unexpected. Japanese knives make food taste better, "have unique 'wabi-sabi' aesthetics" -- meaning beauty in imperfection -- "and when it comes to sharpness, they're second to none", Sumikama said.