Concerns in Japan are also mounting over the security ties between Japan and the US as Trump seeks to withdraw more troops from Europe.

President Donald Trump invoked Pearl Harbor while defending the U.S. strike on Iran and his decision not to alert allies in ...

In Tokyo, Japanese officials expressed embarrassment and confusion following President Donald Trump's recent comments linking Japan's 1941 Pearl Harbor attack to his decision-making regarding the war ...

President Donald Trump was met with an awkward pause from Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday, March 19, after he made a joke about her nation's 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor. As Trump, ...

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Deviating from previous statements on the island would have a major impact on U.S. allies, former Defense Minister Itsunori ...

President Donald Trump speaks with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ata state dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shared a birthday ...

It's a reflection of just how fresh the political debate about Japan's role in World War II remains here, even 80 years after its end. TOKYO (AP) — Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to shy away ...