Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met with President Donald Trump at the
White House as he pressed allies for support in securing the Strait of Hormuz.
While Trump has criticized Japan for declining military involvement, Takaichi
The aims to balance U.S. pressure with Japan’s postwar self-defense constraints.
meeting will include a $40 billion U.S.-Japan nuclear reactor deal and
discussions on trade, regional security, critical minerals, energy, and
China-Taiwan issues, amid U.S. troop redeployments affecting the Middle East
Indo-Pacific deterrence.