Core Viewpoint - Japan has approved a 95.2% anti-dumping tariff on imported graphite electrodes from China for a period of four months, indicating concerns over low-priced imports causing substantial harm to the domestic industry [1] Group 1: Tariff Implementation - The Japanese Ministry of Finance's advisory council approved the tariff on March 12, 2023, based on findings that low-priced imports are equivalent to dumping and have caused significant damage to the domestic industry [1] - The current tariff rates on Chinese graphite electrodes in Japan are 2.1% or 3.3%, which will be significantly increased with the new tariff [1] Group 2: Investigation and Future Actions - The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will complete their investigation by late October 2023 to reassess the necessity of continuing the tariff [1] - The mid-term report from the investigation concluded that there is sufficient evidence to support the imposition of the new tariff [1]