News Analysis: U.S. tariffs put Japan's auto industry under strain

TOKYO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- Japan's top automakers are reeling under the weight of U.S. tariffs, with financial results for the first half of fiscal 2025 revealing a collective profit decline and rising structural pressure across the industry. According to the Nikkei newspaper, Japan's seven leading manufacturers -- Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Subaru, and Suzuki -- suffered an estimated combined loss of 1.5 trillion yen (about 9.7 billion...