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October 29, 2025

Ford's enormous F-150 becomes unlikely part of Japan's efforts to woo Trump

By MARI YAMAGUCHI
Associated Press

AP Photo/Mayuko Ono [enlarge]
In this image made from video, a Ford F-150, center, and two other American-made cars outside Akasaka Palace, in Tokyo on Tuesday.

TOKYO — Japan is filled with tiny white trucks that farmers and commercial workers use to lug their gear along the narrow roads of a nation smaller than California.


 
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