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> ... Japan was successful not because of tariffs. ...
He didn't say that, did he?
I think it's actually debatable, if single-sided busyness is disadvantageous to the USA or not.
The earnings Japanese companies make by exporting to USA, go to Japan. If Japan does nonsense with hat money, it's lost value. Maybe US-people would spend that money better. And they would usually spend it in the USA (this can for example increase tax income).
On the other hand, workforce in the USA is not endless. But the world has "endless" workforce. Global imports may be seen as some kind of expansion from the US perspective. The price of the goods is telling, if the money is wasted.