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Threading the Needle: How Japan's Historic Prime Minister Could Turn Trump's Hormuz Demand Into a Pacific Masterstroke

Op-Ed: As the United States hunts for allies in the Middle East and Beijing tightens its grip on Taiwan, Sanae Takaichi arrives at the White House holding more cards than the headlines suggest.

Mar 18, 2026
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TOKYO/WASHINGTON — Millions watched one year ago as the Oval Office became a boxing ring, a live-televised summit between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky dissolving into open confrontation before…

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