In a meeting at the White House yesterday alongside Japan Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, Trump said that Japan was "really stepping up to the plate" regarding the US and Israel-led operation in Iran and thanked the country for its "tremendous support." "We've had tremendous support and relationship with Japan on everything, and I believe that based on statements that were given to us yesterday, the day before yesterday having to do with Japan, they are really stepping up to the plate, yes," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. humanevents.com