On August 13, 2026, a legal battle ensued as American consumers filed lawsuits against the U.S. subsidiaries of several prominent Japanese companies, namely Toyota Motor, Nintendo, Sony Group, and Fast Retailing. The crux of the matter lies in the consumers' assertion that these corporations shifted the financial burden of the "reciprocal tariffs"—levied during the tenure of the Trump administration—onto the prices of their products. The U.S. Supreme Court has since rendered a verdict declaring these tariffs unlawful, paving the way for the refund of an estimated $166 billion in tariffs. In light of this development, consumers are now pressing these companies to pass on the tariff refunds they have received back to the consumers.