
Japan saw embarrassment, confusion and unease on Saturday after President Donald Trump cited Japan’s 1941 attack on US forces at Pearl Harbor to justify his secrecy before launching the war against Iran, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seated beside him in Washington.
The discomfort was compounded by the sensitivity surrounding public comments on Pearl Harbor by senior US and Japanese officials, who tend to avoid anything but careful remarks on the subject, Politico reported.