Japan’s leader faces high-wire act in Washington over Trump’s Iran demands

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi visits the White House on Thursday for meetings that offer US President Donald Trump a chance to lean on a key security partner for support in his Iran war, ​threatening to strain a decades-old alliance.Takaichi is the first major ally set for face-to-face talks with Trump since he demanded that Japan, among a coalition of nations, send ships to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz waterway, largely closed by Iran in the conflict.“Takaichi is in a tight spot,” said David Boling, of the Asia Group consultancy in Tokyo and a former US trade ne

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