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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) Share to Twitter
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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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Mike Watson
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive to speak to troops aboard USS George Washington at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive to speak to troops aboard USS George Washington at Fleet Activities Yokosuka on October 28, 2025, in Yokosuka, Japan. (Getty Images)
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Ravenel B. Curry III Distinguished Fellow in Strategy and Statesmanship
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