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Japan reacts to Donald Trump’s “Islamic Republic of Japan” remark

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 9, 2026
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There are actually three things wrong with the U.S. president’s statement that the Islamic Republic of Japan attacked an American aircraft carrier.

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• (crazy • Donald Trump • funny • politicians • politics • weird)

Tokyo Tower, Skytree, lit in colors of American flag as Donald Trump arrives in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Oct 27, 2025

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building joins iconic skyline spires in Star-Spangled Banner-style welcome.

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• Japan
• (Donald Trump • light up • Skytree • Star-Spangled Banner • Tocho • Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building • Tokyo Skytree • Tokyo Tower)

Japan’s post office refuses to ship certain packages and gifts to America due to tariffs

• Casey Baseel
  Aug 27, 2025

U.S. president Donald Trump’s unclear tariff policies prompt indefinite suspension of services.

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• Japan
• (Donald Trump • Japan Post • politics • society • tariffs)

Japan offers to import Japanese cars from the US

• Master Blaster
  May 19, 2025

But will consumers here buy American-made Japanese cars?

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• Japan
• (automobiles • cars • Donald Trump • exports • Honda • imports • reverse import • tariffs • TOYOTA)

“Donald Trump” fraudster accused of scamming confused citizens in Japanese phone scam

• Casey Baseel
  Mar 6, 2021

If Donald Trump called you on the phone asking for cash in broken Japanese, would you give him a single yen?

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• Japan
• (COK • crazy • crime • Donald Trump • frauds • fraudsters • scammers • scams • weird)

Donald Trump parades around streets in Japan on the shoulders of Japanese supporters

• SoraNews24
  Jan 20, 2021

Protestors in Japan show their fervent love for Trump despite needing help to sing the U.S. national anthem.

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• Japan
• (American Election • Donald Trump • government • Joe Biden • politicians • politics • presidential election • protestors • protests • Trump • twitter • U.S. election • U.S. president)

Japanese mayor “Jo Baiden” becomes famous after U.S. election

• Oona McGee
  Nov 10, 2020

A meeting between the two Bidens looks set to be on the cards for the future.

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• Japan
• (American Election • Baiden Jo • Donald Trump • funny • government • Joe Biden • Kumamoto • politicians • politics • presidential election • Trump • twitter • U.S. election • U.S. president • weird)

Donald Trump and Joe Biden chibi mascot characters win fans during results coverage in Japan

• SoraNews24
  Nov 5, 2020

Japanese media covers the U.S. presidential election in true zany Japanese style.

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• Japan
• (American Election • Donald Trump • funny • government • Joe Biden • politicians • politics • presidential election • Trump • twitter • U.S. election • U.S. president • weird)

Japanese PM’s “low-level English” tweet to Donald Trump reportedly slammed by his own party

• SoraNews24
  Oct 8, 2020

A source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says they’ll be stepping in to help PM Suga in future.

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• Japan
• (Donald Trump • Engrish • government • Japanese politics • Japanese Prime Minister • learning English • politicians • politics • Prime Minister Suga • Suga • Trump • twitter • Yoshihide Suga)

Trump’s announcement of America-Japan joint space exploration hypes up Japanese netizens

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 6, 2019

Five years from now, astronauts from Japan are going to have a rare opportunity to walk on the moon.

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• Japan, USA
• (Donald Trump • JAXA • moon • NASA • outer space • science • Shinzo Abe • space • space travel)

Japanese right-wing nationalists send a message to Donald Trump in Japan

• SoraNews24
  May 29, 2019

Propaganda trucks in Tokyo pause their racist hate speeches to play the American national anthem.

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• Japan
• (demonstrations • Donald Trump • G20 • gaisensha • politicians • politics • propaganda • protestors • protests • Shinzo Abe • uyoku dantai)

Donald Trump ate this double cheeseburger in Japan, so we do too

• SoraNews24
  May 28, 2019

We try the Tokyo cheeseburger deemed worthy of being served to a burger-loving president.

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• Japan, USA
• (burgers • cheeseburgers • Donald Trump • fast food • food • hamburgers • presidential visit • restaurants • Shinzo Abe • Trump • U.S. president)

Prime Minster Abe tells Trump that imperial succession is “100 times bigger” than the Super Bowl

• Scott Wilson
  Apr 29, 2019

Just without the commercials and disappointing halftime shows.

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• USA
• (Donald Trump • Emperor • prime minister • Shinzo Abe)

Donald Trump will probably be the first foreign leader to meet with Japan’s new emperor

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 4, 2018

State visit likely to occur in late spring/early summer of next year.

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• Japan, USA
• (abdication • crown prince • Donald Trump • Emperor • Emperor Akihito • government • Imperial Family • politics)

President Trump’s Pearl Harbor comments turn out to be misreported, all of Japan sighs in relief

• Dale Roll
  Sep 7, 2018

Despite the “fake news”, the Japanese are glad that it was not a sign of a deteriorating political relationship.

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• Japan
• (Abe Shinzo • Donald Trump • fake news • Japanese media • Shinzo Abe • U.S. • U.S.-Japan relations)

What do Japanese netizens think about President Trump’s “I remember Pearl Harbor” comment?

• Dale Roll
  Aug 31, 2018

Japanese netizen’s responses were fairly mixed, but most were pretty casual about Trump’s allegedly incendiary statement.

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• Japan, USA
• (controversy • Donald Trump • government • Pearl Harbor • politics • Shinzo Abe • World War II)

Madame Tussauds in Tokyo offering free Kim Jong-un haircuts for one day only!

• Master Blaster
  Jul 15, 2018

It’s a barbershop so crazy they’re actually giving away Kim Jong-un haircuts!

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• Japan, North Korea
• (COK • Donald Trump • haircut • Kim Jong-un • Madame Tussauds • Shibuya • Tokyo)

Survey reveals that Australian people trust Japan and Prime Minister Abe to act responsibly

• Koh Ruide
  Jun 24, 2018

Japan and Prime Minister Abe make it to the list as the second most trustworthy country and leader in the world in Australians’ minds.

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• Australia
• (Donald Trump • politics • poll • Shinzo Abe • survey • world leaders)

We’re not sure if we should laugh or cry at this hairstylist’s striking hair tattoo of Trump

• Koh Ruide
  Dec 10, 2017

Now customers can rest easy knowing the President of the United States will always be on the back of their mind.

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• Taiwan
• (Donald Trump • hair • hair stylists • Mona Lisa • video)

Japanese porn star directs commercial in which Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un are best friends【Vid】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2017

A message of peace from the star of Enforced Semen Management Straddling Queen.

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• Japan
• (beautiful women • crazy • Donald Trump • funny • Kim Jong-un • Mana Sakura • technology • video • weird)

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