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Stacks of Iranian rials and US dollars sit on a table in Tehran, Iran, on August 6, 2025. (Getty Images)
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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)
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An unarmed Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launches during an operational test on November 5, 2025. (US Space Force)
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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during a session of the House of Councillors Budget Committee in the National Diet in Tokyo on December 15, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi takes part in a debate with opposition party leaders in the National Diet in Tokyo on November 26, 2025. (Getty Images)
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to reporters in Tokyo on November 21, 2025. (Getty Images)
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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)
