Trump Found a Love for Tariffs Battling a Booming ’80s Japan.

The article focuses on U.S. President Donald Trump's love for tariffs which allies and historians say is rooted in his experience as a businessman in the 1980s with the people and money of Japan, then perceived as a mortal threat to the economic pre-eminence of the U.S. Topics discussed include, Trump's complicated relationship with Japan and history of Trump's interest in leveling the playing field in trade.