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 aims to balance U.S. pressure with Japan’s postwar self-defense constraints. The 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 rede

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 aims to balance U.S. pressure with Japan’s postwar self-defense constraints. The 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 to the Middle East affecting Indo-Pacific deterrence.