U.S. Consumers Sue Toyota, Other Japanese Automakers to Recover "Reciprocal Tariff" Payments

On August 13, U.S. subsidiaries of Japanese companies—including Toyota Motor, Nintendo, Sony Group, and Fast Retailing—were sued by American consumers. The plaintiffs allege that these companies passed on the costs of "reciprocal tariffs" to consumers through higher product prices. Following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that declared these tariffs unlawful and initiated a refund process amounting to approximately $166 billion, the plaintiffs argue that if the companies receive refunds but fail to return the corresponding amounts to consumers, they would be unjustly enriched.