, Columnist
Is the Shine Coming Off the US-Japan ‘Golden Age’?
Between tariffs and defense spending, ties aren’t what they used to be.
What happened to the US-Japan golden age?
Photographer: Anna Rose Layden/UPI“A friendship like few others” is how President Donald Trump described the US-Japan relationship in January, declaring his confidence that “the cherished alliances between our two countries will continue to flourish long into the future!”
Not even half a year later, is the shine already coming off what was heralded as a new “golden age” of ties between the two nations?