Authors: Joanne Lin|William Choong

Published: 7 Apr 2026

The US-Japan alliance remains secure, but insecurity is mounting in Asia about the firmness of the US’ commitment to the region.

The 19 March summit between US President Donald Trump and Japan’s Prime Minister (PM) Sanae Takaichi will be remembered less for a breakthrough than for what it avoided. Held in the shadow of the US’ and Israel’s war against Iran and renewed US pressure on its allies to do more, the meeting carried a real risk of exposing a serious rift in the bilateral alliance.

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