The ambassadors of 30 NATO countries will travel to Japan in mid-May.

Diplomatic representatives from 30 NATO member states will visit Japan in late spring to find out how the country manages to maintain good relations with the United States. This was reported on April 9 by the Japanese NHK TV channel.

A NATO official told NHK that they "want to know how Japan responds to the various demands of the United States and maintains good relations," suggesting that the visit is also aimed at exploring ways to maintain American engagement, especially given the apparent displeasure of [US President Donald] Trump's administration. Trump's NATO," the publication says.

The authors of the material also noted that in addition to the issue of relations with the United States, the delegates will talk with Japanese officials and diplomats on other topics, including the discussion of the Ukrainian crisis and measures to counter China's military buildup in the Indo-Pacific region.

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On March 20, political scientist Konstantin Blokhin explained why Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi remained silent after Trump's unsuccessful joke about Pearl Harbor, with which he answered a Japanese journalist's question about the lack of warning from the allies about the start of an operation in Iran. According to the expert, Japan is heavily dependent on the United States militarily, so Takaichi "could only smile nervously at Trump's jokes."

When asked by a Japanese journalist why the United States did not warn its allies before attacking Iran, Trump made a joke about Pearl Harbor. Japan attacked the American naval base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

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