Somehow, I don’t believe this one, they say one thing and mean the other so much that quite frankly unless that Japanese PM really goes back on her word, I still will consider this to be something the USA pushed Japan to say and is trying the old good cop routine to make them selves look good. They have done this routine so many times that I do believe the idea that theUSA pushed them up to this although they might try to backtrack because they suddenly remember that actions has consequences and that China isn’t bitingYou'll want to read that tweet again. It doesn't say that the US is supporting Japan; it says that Japan says that the US supports Japan. The reality is that the US thinks that Takaichi is a loose cannon and they don't want anything to do with her. That's probably why Japan is getting desperate. That radar lock incident isn't really anything and Japan's protests about it just makes them look weak.