I will not go through the numerous examples of how the U.S. President has eluded the United Nations on global matters and how he has skirted around the Congress and the Americans to implement unpopular policies...
The challenge of effective control and taming of a beast named capitalism is staring all in the face, be it a new-comer like China or the 300-plus year old system itself.
Japan has kept itself occupied by concerns over whether the new administration would lean more towards China and whether it would continue to regard Japan as its most important strategic partner.