This is CBSI on the world.

I'm John Batchel with Grant Newsham, Colonel United States Marine Corps, retired author of When China Attacks

Many Years in Japan, My Guide on Japanese Defense, the Okinawa chain, the possibility of conflict with China.

But we turn now to the economic, so-called trade

war, economic side. The headlines in the Financial Times, this is the moment, Easter weekend.

Japan set for Guinea Pig trade talks. Guinea Pig is in quotes. That's the Financial Times idea

of a metaphor. Japan set for Guinea Pig trade talks. Guinea pig is in quotes. That's the Financial Times idea of a metaphor. Japan set for

Guinea pig trade talks with U.S. after Donald Trump's tariffs. We're told that Tokyo is first in line

and that these trade talks will be joined not only by the Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Besson,

but Howard Lutnik, the Secretary of Commerce, and the President

of the United States will step in. Grant, my understanding, having visited Japan once broadcasts

from there, from the Imperial Hotel, I was completely wowed by the culture. Absolutely.

Still am. And you've spent many years in Japan, you're very familiar with the culture.

Ishiba is a new premier and the LDP is still in charge, although not overwhelming

numbers.

The Japanese are of a critical part of the defense of Taiwan and of all of East Asia from

the Chinese threat.

As a trade negotiation goes forward,

are the Japanese disposed to negotiate with the Washington in such a fashion that it's a win-win for both sides, or do they come in hostile? Thank you. Well, I think the Japanese are going to

come in like adults and not hostile. They're not going to roll over. They have their position. They have their interests. But they also have a very good and sort of correlation of forces with the Americans. The Japanese make some real contributions. And nobody else does. They're the top foreign direct investor in the United States.

They probably support a million jobs.

They hold a lot of our treasury bonds.

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