Japan Uneasy After Trump's Pearl Harbor Iran Jab
March 21, 2026·about 2 hours ago·via Al Jazeera

Japan reacts with surprise and embarrassment after U.S. President Donald Trump invokes Pearl Harbor to defend his surprise attack on Iran. During a White House summit with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, Trump quips to a reporter, "Who knows better about surprise than Japan? Why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?" Takaichi stays composed amid the awkward moment, focusing on deepening U.S.-Japan ties amid the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz tensions. Read more about this...