Japan Is back – but not the version Washington wants

When Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi planned her visit to the Oval Office, she was hoping to showcase something familiar: Japan’s renewed commitment to defense spending, alliance coordination, and economic investment in the United States. Instead, on Thursday, she had to walk into a different conversation shaped by a widening war in the Middle East. [...] The post Japan Is back – but not the version Washington wants appeared first on Asia Times .
2026-03-20 16:43:38