Right now, Japan faces challenges unprecedented in recent years. Its alliance with the U.S., which has been the measuring stick for diplomacy, has been shaken.
It is doubtful that the Trump administration faces a greater danger than that of dealing with the Jeffrey Epstein files, because this is a danger that grew from within.
Unable to exert any real-pressure on Israel, the Obama administration is continuously protecting it against any UN admonition over its blatant violations of international laws.