President Donald Trump should use Sanae Takaichi’s accession as Japan‘s new prime minister to reset relations with our close Pacific ally.

Trump has undermined trust between the United States and Japan by imposing 15% tariffs on Japanese exports to the United States, far greater than Japan’s tariffs on U.S. agricultural exports. This has damaged Japanese public sentiment toward the U.S., risking the trust that underpins our defensive alliance. This trust might soon be priceless.

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