President Donald Trump says Japan is unlikely to secure a trade deal with the U.S. and threatened an increase in tariffs against the country, making it the latest to face an escalation in tensions as the July 9 deadline for negotiations nears.

As the July 9 tariff deadline looms and without a trade deal with the U.S., Japanese carmakers are facing the tough choice of hiking prices on exported vehicles or absorbing the 25% increased cost to sell a car across the Pacific.

He said Japan could face a tariff of 30 to 35 percent if no deal is made, higher than the 24 percent reciprocal tariff Trump had originally imposed, and then paused, in early April. The tariff pause ends on July 9, though Trump has touted flexibility on the deadline.