President Donald Trump's Pearl Harbor joke in front of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sparked backlash in Japan after the US leader referenced the 1941 attack during a bilateral meeting on Thursday.
The comment was made in the Oval Office as Trump responded to questions about the lack of advance warning to allies before US and Israeli strikes on Iran on 28 February. He defended the approach by stressing the importance of surprise. 'Who knows better about surprise than Japan, OK? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor, OK? Right?' he said, directing the remark at the prime minister seated beside him.
