Japan Faces Balancing Act in Relations With US, China

Japan Faces Balancing Act in Relations With US, China
U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on April 26, 2019. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON—As the United States and Japan mark the 60th anniversary of the U.S.–Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security, a leading critic of the Trump administration from Japan’s academic community said last week that U.S. President Donald Trump may be right to push Japan to pay its fair share for America’s military defense of the island nation.