Trump’s Pearl Harbor remark unsettles Japan amid Iran war justification

Trump’s Pearl Harbor quip to defend his plan to strike Iran sparked embarrassment and unease in Tokyo, with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seated beside him as Japan weighs its security reliance on the U.S. and navigates a fraught history of WWII memory; the episode underscores delicate diplomacy, domestic reactions, and the fragility of the U.S.–Japan alliance amid debates over Japan’s role and memory in Asia-Pacific security.