WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Japan is not required to protect the United States militarily and makes "a fortune" from it economically, as he fired off an impromptu broadside at a key ally.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday will tout his administration’s work on a “gigantic natural gas pipeline in Alaska,” signifying his efforts to invigorate a long-stalled $44 billion project to transport natural gas across the state and export it overseas.

Trump says Japan, South Korea want to partner with U.S. in Alaska pipeline Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a "gigantic" natural gas pipeline in ...

Japan, South Korea and other countries want to partner with the United States in a "gigantic" natural gas pipeline in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, claiming they would invest "trillions of dollars each.