Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war

High level officials usually shy away from public discussion of Japan’s 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So there was embarrassment, confusion and unease after President Donald Trump used the World War II attack to justify his secrecy before launching the war against Iran. The awkward Japanese reaction was compounded by the fact that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was sitting awkwardly at Trump’s side. It also reveals a broader discomfort here at how Japan talks about its responsibility in World War II, even 80 years after its end.