Japan faces an era-defining reset with the US | FT #shorts

The US Japan relationship is facing its worst crisis in 25 years because of Donald Trump's transactional approach to defense and trade in his second term. The US president's tariff demands and rhetoric like referring to Japan as Mr. . Japan suggest there's real fragility between Washington and its top investor and its key security ally in Asia.Trump has pushed Japan to raise its defense spending and regards the $68 billion trade surplus that Japan has over America as a clear sign of unfair trading practices ...