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When President Trump likened the U.S. element of surprise to Japan's 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Prime Minister Takaichi viscerally reacted, her eyes widening and her smile disappearing as she leaned back (https://x.com/atrupar/status/2034664767256658127), drawing her hands in, clearly taken aback by the sudden mention of Pearl Harbor.
Mineko Tokito Abe
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Thu. Mar. 19, 2:00 PM
https://x.com/WHPressPool/status/2034693437539143820

White House Press Pool Reports @WHPressPool - Foreign Pool Report #6 More Takaichi remarks
Takaichi first said in English, "Thank you Donald for inviting me to the White House today."
She then turned to Mr. Takao, her interpreter, who President Trump recognized, saying, "please, you have a very good interpreter."
In her opening remarks she said through Mr. Takao:
"Right now situations in the Middle East and also the entire world, we are actually experiencing a very severe security environment, and also the global economy is now about to experience a huge hit because of this development. But even against that backdrop, I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world, and to do so I am ready to reach out to many of the partners in the international community to achieve our objective together."
"So today I came here at the White House to directly convey this message to you. And speaking of the situation in Iran, Iran's development of nuclear weapons must never be allowed, and that is why we Japan, have been urging them and also reaching out to other partners in the world."
"In addition, Japan condemns Iran's actions such as attacking the neighboring region, and also the de facto or effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz. As a matter of fact, by fellow minister, Minister Motegi, Foreign Minister Motegi also had the direct exchange with the Iranian Foreign Minister and urged Iran to stop such activities"
"And also the security environment in the Indo Pacific region is also becoming increasingly severe. Donald, you have shown deep trust in Japan and also the unwavering commitment to the Japan US Alliance. Once again, thank you very much for that"
"And today I look forward to having a discussion on how we can cooperate to make our two nations, both Japan and the United States, stronger and more prosperous."
"And I also brought specific proposals to calm down the global energy market."