President Trump and Japan sign great trade deal for U.S.

[Debp]

I was watching the Japanese news on NHK two nights ago.    They were praising the President for getting a new trade deal with Japan.   Apparently, tariffs will be much, much lower so this really benefits American farmers.   They were showing the multitude of agriculture that the U.S. farmers can now export to Japan with the reduced tariffs. 

Several farmers were at the meeting and were extremely happy about the new trade deal.

I often watch Japanese news and they regularly have good things to report on President Trump.   Nice to hear positive things for a change!

[LadyKay]

If this happen on Wednesday ,NPR cover this   https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/764345859/u-s-farmers-get-a-much-needed-break-under-partial-trade-pact-with-japan

Also USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/09/25/us-japan-trade-deal-countries-sign-limited-trade-deal-wednesday/2447415001/

[Guest]

On 9/26/2019 at 9:21 PM, Debp said:

I was watching the Japanese news on NHK two nights ago.    They were praising the President for getting a new trade deal with Japan.   Apparently, tariffs will be much, much lower so this really benefits American farmers.   They were showing the multitude of agriculture that the U.S. farmers can now export to Japan with the reduced tariffs. 

Several farmers were at the meeting and were extremely happy about the new trade deal.

I often watch Japanese news and they regularly have good things to report on President Trump.   Nice to hear positive things for a change!

I like the investment Japan has made in the USA too.  My 2007 Honda Civic Coupe has more American parts in it than from any other auto last time I checked.  I have about 178,xxx miles on it, one owner, me.

Edited October 16, 2019 by Saved.One.by.Grace
Corrected Civic mileage

[Debp]

4 hours ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said:

I like the investment Japan has made in the USA too.  My 2007 Honda Civic Coupe has more American parts in it than from any other auto last time I checked.  I have about 177,xxx miles on it, one owner, me.

Oh, that's another thing the Japan news mentioned....that they will be investing more and more in the U.S.A. after this trade deal.

[createdequal]

16 hours ago, Saved.One.by.Grace said:

I like the investment Japan has made in the USA too.  My 2007 Honda Civic Coupe has more American parts in it than from any other auto last time I checked.  I have about 177,xxx miles on it, one owner, me.

Those Japanese know how to build cars. Toyota is very good.. never owned a Honda but know people who have

some of the Toyotas are designed so they will STOP working if you haven't serviced them well (filled up the oil, etc). Toyota seems to take human nature into account 

[createdequal]

the Japanese were so treacherous and merciless in WWII

It would be interesting to read how they seemed to do a turn around, and began working w/ the US, instead of against us. 

[Guest]

On 9/27/2019 at 4:47 PM, createdequal said:

Those Japanese know how to build cars. Toyota is very good.. never owned a Honda but know people who have

some of the Toyotas are designed so they will STOP working if you haven't serviced them well (filled up the oil, etc). Toyota seems to take human nature into account 

I still regret ever trading in my 1986 Toyota MR2.

[createdequal]

On ‎9‎/‎28‎/‎2019 at 3:05 PM, Saved.One.by.Grace said:

I still regret ever trading in my 1986 Toyota MR2.

please tell me you didn't trade it for a Ford????

 

omg! 

or a Plymouth?

(I've had bad luck w/ both)

[Guest]

On 9/30/2019 at 9:54 PM, createdequal said:

please tell me you didn't trade it for a Ford????

 

omg! 

or a Plymouth?

(I've had bad luck w/ both)

I was hoping to trade it in for something for my wife.  Somehow, I ended up with a Nissan NX2000, 5-speed, hatchback.  It wasn't quite as dependable as my Toyota MR2.  Originally bought for my wife, we passed a Saturn SC2, 5-speed, back and forth for 14 years or so.  At 200,000 miles, it was my trade-in on the Honda Civic EX Coupe, 5-speed.

If Saturn was still in business, I wouldn't hesitate to buy another.  It looked brand new at 200,000 miles.  My Honda Civic needs new paint, CD player and a little body work.  I've got a new CD player for it which I'll install.  I've done body work before being trained by UAW workers working for me.  My painting experience is beyond what my car needs.

[Guest]

On 9/28/2019 at 6:20 PM, createdequal said:

the Japanese were so treacherous and merciless in WWII

It would be interesting to read how they seemed to do a turn around, and began working w/ the US, instead of against us. 

Look up Joseph M. Juran on Wikipedia which will give you some ideas.