The recent U.S. attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran have put Japan in a dilemma over how to balance its principle of upholding the rule of law and its alliance with the United States amid the Iran-Israel conflict.
After criticizing Israel's attacks on Iran, Japan would have been accused of adopting a double standard if it did not decry the U.S.' actions. But criticizing the United States poses a risk of damaging the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Faced with this dilemma, Japan has opted to express a certain level of understanding for the U.S.' actions.
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