Japanese Leader Sits Awkwardly as Trump Makes Pearl Harbor Joke

Japan’s first-ever female Prime Minister gave a masterclass in restraint as Donald Trump made a cringeworthy joke about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

The 79-year-old president made the awkward remark at a bilateral meeting to discuss the war in Iran, days after he singled out Japan and other U.S. allies for not joining the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi looks at her watch during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 19, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein / Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS

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