U.S. President Donald Trump met Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo today for talks on trade and security, praising her elevation as the country’s first female leader and her pledge to accelerate a military buildup.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to offer a package of U.S. investments in a 550 billion dollar deal, including shipbuilding and increased purchases of U.S. soybeans, natural gas, and pickup trucks, as part of her talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. He praised Japan’s efforts to increase its military capacity and purchase more U.S. defence equipment, while Takaichi said Trump’s role in securing ceasefires between Cambodia and Thailand, and Israel and Palestinian militants, was an unprecedented achievement.
US President Donald Trump is in Asia for a week. Trump landed in Malaysia on 26th October to attend a summit for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN. After which, he is in Japan and scheduled to visit South Korea, where the White House says he will meet Xi.
