高田馬場英検ゼミ卒業生憩いの場

The White House, Washington
July 7, 2025．

Dear Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,

I am honored to send you this letter, which reflects the strength and commitment of our trade relationship and indicates that, despite the significant trade deficit between the United States and Japan, the United States is still willing to continue cooperating with Japan.

However, we have decided to move forward with your country only on the premise of more balanced and fair trade. Therefore, we invite your country to participate in the extraordinary Economy of the United States, the Number One Market in the World, by far. We have discussed U.S.–Japan trade relations for many years and have concluded that we must eliminate these long-standing and persistent trade deficits, which are caused by Japan’s tariffs, non-tariff policies, and trade barriers.

Unfortunately, our trade relationship is no longer reciprocal.

Starting August 1, 2025, the United States will impose a uniform tariff of 25 percent on all goods exported from Japan to the United States (excluding existing industry-specific tariffs). Any goods attempting to circumvent this tariff through re-exportation via third countries will also be subject to a higher rate.

Please understand that this 25 percent tariff is far below the level needed to bridge the trade deficit between the United States and Japan. As you know, if Japanese companies decide to build factories or produce related products within the United States, they will not be subject to this tariff. In fact, we will make every effort to expedite the approval process quickly, professionally, and routinely—in other words, it can be completed in just a few weeks.

If your country decides to raise tariffs on U.S. goods for any reason, then, whatever the number you choose to raise them by, will be added onto the 25 percent that we charge. Please understand that the United States is taking this series of tariff measures to correct the unsustainable trade deficit caused by Japan’s tariffs, non-tariff policies, and trade barriers over the years. This trade deficit has become a significant threat to the U.S. economy and even national security.

Sincerely,

Donald J. Trump
President of the United States

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/7615143dec3a3a4b87f57dc7238e276910a27dcd

歳取ると嘘ついてでも名誉職が欲しくなるんだろうね。市長とか国会議員とかやっぱなりたいもんだ。英検1級も詐称したら罪になるのだろうか。

さていよいよ天下分け目の参議院選挙が迫ってますが、皆さんはどちらに投票されますか？
消費税を下げるかどうかが争点のようですが、これから年寄の身としては下げて年金制度が大丈夫かと心配なので、下げない自民党に初めて投票しようと思います。年寄が自民を支持する気持ちがわかってきました。。

>準1級と1級の間の壁は巨大であることから、将来、準1級プラスが追加される可能性があるかもしれません。

ロムさん、どう思いますか？

President Trump has repeatedly declared that the United States' military strikes on key Iranian enrichment and research sites "totally obliterated" the country's nuclear facility.

こんな単語ご存じでした？eradicateと同意？ならず者トランプでもこんな単語使うんだからやっぱり英検1級語彙は日常に必要ですね。

60歳になって仕事にモチベーションが湧きません。なにを目標に仕事に取り組むべきでしょうか。。？

https://www.npr.org/2025/06/21/nx-s1-5441127/iran-us-strike-nuclear-trump

遂にやってしまいました。世の中どうなってしまうのでしょうか？

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b114ff73c51d88362db43005a60220403fd03235

厳しいですね。鶴さんの元職場はどうですか？

やっぱり70過ぎたらこういう優雅な生活したい。

【ピースボートクルーズ】
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ar37Zg6YgY

お久しぶりです。

I think that that that that that boy wrote is wrong.