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Trump Criticizes Security Treaty With Japan as Unequal
- Trump says Japan makes ‘fortune’ from trading with US
- Japan’s Prime Minister rejects suggestion treaty is one-sided
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US President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized the US-Japan Security Treaty, highlighting the fact that the US is obliged to defend Japan under the agreement but Japan does not offer the same security guarantees in return, even as Tokyo benefits from the trade relationship.
“We have a great relationship with Japan, but we have an interesting deal with Japan that we have to protect them, but they don’t have to protect us,” Trump said to reporters after signing an executive order in the Oval Office.