the japanese subsidize their rice farmers too ...

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dunno how they are getting away with it.

anyways, here is an article on the issue:
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm1337.cfm

you're absolutely correct that punitive tariff is being discussed as we speak. at the end of the day, foreign policy making, trade policy included, is a game where you try to maximize your own gain.