On the return of Donald Trump to the White House, America’s allies are mobilized, worrying that Washington is likely to treat them as pawns on the world chessboard. In the new Trump era, there are also questions about US-Japan relations, in view of the 80th anniversary since the end of World War II.
Trump’s speech during his swearing -in gave a very clear picture of both his complaints and his contempt for the establishment and the way things were done in the past. This is a turning point for the US. The question is, according to the Japan Times, where is Japan in this spectrum?
Traditional allies of America may need to break up with the US when Trump supports is not in their interest, but Japan may be a little more flexible, despite its dependence on America’s security guarantees.
At the moment, Japan must confirm its alliance with the US by demonstrating it through more investment in the field of security, while public promotion of its economic and social investments in the US.
Some of the changes of the US president, including immigration, will not really affect Japan. What affects the country is the US duties and role in the leadership of international order after World War II.
Trump does not focus on Japan, as his look is on the border and neighboring countries. Therefore, America’s “Golden Age” could also be a “golden age” for US-Japan relations.
The fact that Foreign Minister Takesi Ivaya and other Quad Alliance leaders were the first to meet with new Foreign Minister Marco Rubio is a very positive sign. But that won’t be enough. Japan must redefine its value as a crucial ally of the United States in the context of the new transaction system, as opposed to the preceding value -based, using the new rhetoric and all its tools available. To do this, Tokyo needs a strong leader and a strategy, as former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did during the first Trump government, Japan Times said.
In the US, the people elected Trump and their Republican allies in Congress and the Senate. In Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party chose Prime Minister Sigeru Isiba as their leader and the people gave them a minority government.
As a result, Isiba does not have the luxury of negotiating with Trump from a position of power, as he is weakened inside. As the story says, “if America wins, someone else has to lose.” Thus, Japan has to find out how to give Trump victories, especially in relation to China, while at the same time protecting it from being in place of the loser, either on a regional or global level.
In the business sector, we have already seen Japanese culture from anime to Buddhist tradition to conquer the US market. But in any way, the Japanese will have to trade very differently in order to be able to draw the attention of the new US government.
What makes this new era even more difficult for Japan is the fact that in the past, there was a greater separation between the two countries and that it was in America, stayed in America. Now, people are so interconnected that Japanese businesses investing in the US will have to find a way to respond to new rhetoric.
Japan’s popularity is great in the US, but this may not be translated directly into the new Trump era. Tokyo should enhance its power and learn how to play the game as it is currently requested. It must enhance its friendships, investment and institutions at all levels, from business to society.
From the economic point of view, working with someone like Softbank CEO, Massayosi Sean, who already has Trump’s attention, raising other powerful leaders from the business community and leveraging kisses between administration and American society, are the best chances For Japan to prosper in the new American era, the Japan Times report concludes.
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