All posts tagged "Japan"

U.S. allies are rattled by seeing Trump going wobbly on his position on a critical defense deal for a tense region.

Axios reported on Friday that Trump told Chinese leader Xi Jinping that "he's unsure whether he would greenlight a planned $14 billion weapons package for Taiwan."

Axios noted that Trump's cold feet have "alarmed" one of the key U.S. allies in the region, Japan. Trump talked to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard Air Force One after the summit. ...

MS NOW host Nicolle Wallace had a frank reaction on Thursday after President Donald Trump made a jaw-dropping comment that shocked people inside the Oval Office during a White House meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Wallace was visibly stunned after discussing Trump's attempted joke that clearly left the room uncomfortable when a reporter asked why Trump hadn't warned his allies that the U.S.-Israeli military strikes were coming.

"One thing, you don't want to signal too much when we go in," Trump said. "We went in very hard and we didn't tell anyone about it because we wanted surprise. Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?"...

President Donald Trump made a shocking comment that left people in the Oval Office visibly uncomfortable on Thursday during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

A reporter asked Trump why he didn't tell U.S. allies, including European and Asian countries, such as Japan, that he was planning joint military strikes with Israel on Iran.

Trump's response shocked the room — and left some people nervously laughing. ...

An 'unknown' nuclear industry company with ties to Trump donors — that has never completed a nuclear energy project — has been under consideration for a $25 billion contract in a trade deal orchestrated between President Donald Trump and Japan, Politico reported Monday.

It's "a prospect that’s raising red flags among some U.S. investors" as the three-year-old company Entra1 Energy — with apparently less than five employees and a headquarters at a Houston WeWork — could be a finalist to develop new energy infrastructure with some of the $550 billion Japan's government promised to steer clear of Trump's tariffs, Politico reported.

"Japan’s pledge has been held up by Trump as an example of how his trade threats are securing foreign investments in strategic sectors, with the U.S. taking a financial stake in the projects — money the White House started rolling out in the past week in other areas," according to Politico. ...

Writer and social media commentator Brian Krassenstein offered up a scathing copy edit of Donald Trump's rambling letter to Japan's prime minister announcing increased tariffs in his ongoing trade war.

"What a joke," Krassenstein began on his X account. "The letter is 528 words long and has 20 grammatical errors. Here they all are."

Krassenstein's beef with the letter included a myriad of "unnecessary capitalizations," in typical Trumpian style, and the "overly dramatic" use of exclamation marks....

Down a Tokyo street lined with bright signs, up narrow stairs and behind a windowless door is a "snack bar" long cherished by regulars but hidden from tourists -- until now.

Snack bars are cosy, retro establishments found across Japan, often crammed into small buildings and equipped with karaoke systems that echo late into the night.

They are typically run by a woman nicknamed "mama" who chats to customers while serving drinks with nibbles such as nuts, dried squid or simple cooked dishes....