US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (R) speaks during a meeting with US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. Also pictured, US Vice President JD Vance (3R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2R). (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. Also pictured, US Vice President JD Vance (2R) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (Top/R). (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

(L/R) US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth look on as US President Donald Trump meets with Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)