Canada, UK and even Sierra Leone of all countries has more backbone than SK and Japan.
A mask off moment for the real vassals. Asian minstrels show their pathetic nature while pretending to be at the big (white) kids’ table. Notice how the UK felt confident to put their name on this but Japan and South Korea did not.
The parties currently governing Britain and Canada are both
deeply hostile to Trump. Their diplomats signed on so their leaders at home can
virtue signal and insist that they are "standing up to Trump."
Domestic audiences in Japan and South Korea don't care for such
virtue signaling as much, at least not yet.
To be fair, Tokyo and Seoul have historically been more deferential to Washington than some of America's other developed
vassals, especially Paris and Berlin. As such, it does make sense for Trump to "stay gentle" with them.