U.S. elections 2024Trump may press Japan to defend U.S. in security treaty: John Bolton
Ex-president saw alliance 'simply as a real estate deal,' former national security adviser says
Donald Trump has called on U.S. allies to pay their "fair share." © Reuters
YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI and NISHANT ANNU, Nikkei staff writers
WASHINGTON -- Japan must be ready to deal with any changes Donald Trump may demand to its security treaty with the U.S. if he is reelected president, said former national security adviser John Bolton, arguing that he has a "lack of appreciation for what American alliances do."