Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has attacked Japan, one of America’s closest allies, saying if the US is attacked, all Japanese would do is “sit home and watch Sony television”.
“You know, we have a treaty with Japan where if Japan is attacked, we have to use the full force and might of the United States.If we’re attacked, Japan doesn’t have to do anything. They can sit home and watch Sony television. No What kind of deals are theseIJ” Trump asked at an election rally in Des Moines, Iowa.
Japan is a key ally of the United States and its crucial partner in the Asia Pacific region.
Referring to the US-Japan treaty alliance, Trump said that the it is particularly worthy of ridicule.