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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

Japanese Prime Minister says she and Trump are ‘best buddies’ in remarks following his Pearl Harbor joke

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi insisted that she and Donald Trump were “best buddies,” hours after the president made a poor taste joke about the historic attack on Pearl Harbor.

“A stronger Japan and a stronger America, a more prosperous Japan and a more prosperous America. I am very confident that Donald and I are the best buddies to realize this shared goal,” Takaichi said Thursday evening, speaking via a translator before a dinner event at the White House.

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