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A flag of the United Nations flies at the United Nations Offices in Geneva on August 14, 2025. (Getty Images)
Japan
Japan
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on February 18, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi waves as President Donald Trump speaks aboard USS George Washington on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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An engineer tests the quality of chips for a steering controller at a workshop on March 5, 2026, in Yiwu, China. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi places a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at the LDP headquarters on February 8, 2026, in Tokyo. (Getty Images)
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A MH-47G Chinook flies over Diego Garcia on October 14, 2025. (US Navy)
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The Japanese and US flags fly outside the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on October 28, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi speaks during an election campaign rally on January 29, 2026, in Himeji, Japan. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump views an honor guard with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at Akasaka Palace on October 28, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
Experts
William Chou
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board, Japan Chair
Mark Siegel
Adjunct Fellow
Paul Sracic
Senior Fellow (Nonresident)
