Aso announces emergency tariffs of 50 on imported frozen beef from Aug The Japan government will raise the tariffs on frozen beefs into 50% from 38.5% because of the Australian beef’s reduction. Japan likes to pretend as a nation which is low at food self-sufficiency ratio. Due to this, the food self-sufficiency ratio based on calories is used in Japan, and the ratio decreases because of the difference between the international ones. Yes, this has reason which is the Japan is an island country so it is difficult to get food from another country. First, it was only for the people but lastly it is affecting on the government’s decisions. I think this above is the reason to reach the decision. I think it is thank too heavily but also it is not bad because it cannot be too much to make safe.