Asian shares were mostly lower in early Tuesday trading, as worries about President Donald Trump’s latest updates to his tariffs weighed on investor sentiments. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.1% in morning trading to 39,

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With elections coming in Japan, the threat of U.S. tariffs is forcing its prime minister to start talking tougher, and is getting people to rethink long-held assumptions about relations with the U.S.

President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new tariff rates on a dozen other countries.

As President Trump ramps up the pressure on dozens of countries, trade experts fear U.S. tariff policy leaves consumers and businesses in limbo.

While South Korean imports to the U.S. face 25% tariffs, the same as Trump promised in April, the rate on Japan has been raised by 1 percentage point to 25%.

The country is one of three dozen trading partners under threat of so-called reciprocal tariffs that has yet to receive a letter from Trump.

By Jeff Mason, Bart H. Meijer and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday began telling trade partners - from powerhouse suppliers like Japan and South Korea to minor players - that sharply higher U.

Japan expressed hope on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement on a Ukraine arms deal and potential secondary tariffs on Russia would lead to a just and lasting peace between the two countries.