Donald Trump compared US strikes on Iran to Pearl Harbour during a meeting with Japan's Prime Minister, raising questions about allied trust and unilateral military decision-making.
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi visited the White House to reaffirm the US-Japan alliance, but faced pressure from President Trump to take a larger role in securing the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions with Iran.
Japan has officially approved the world's first commercial medical treatments using reprogrammed iPS cells, marking a revolutionary shift in regenerative medicine.
