The U.S. remains committed to Japan’s defense, a State Department spokesperson said on Thursday, in the first official comment from the department since tensions between Japan and China flared up. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/21/japan/politics/us-commitment-defense-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #defense #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations