Why didn't the US tell Japan that an attack on Iran was imminent?
The question from a Japanese reporter received an unexpected answer.
We wanted to surprise them. And who knows more about surprises than Japan? Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor? the president replied, referring to Japan's attack on the US naval base in Hawaii in December 1941, which brought the United States into World War II.
"You believe in surprises, much more than we do," Trump continued, drawing laughter from several Americans in the room.
The joke made headlines on many media sites and took focus away from Takaichi's visit, where the leaders agreed, among other things, on a new nuclear power project.
