Great Prime Minister: Trump praises Japan's Sanae Takaichi

30-Oct-2025

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US President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on October 28, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths.

Takaichi, a protegee of Trump's late friend and golfing buddy Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, applauded Trump's push to resolve global conflicts, vowing to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Trump's spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt.

Japan is also expected to offer a package of US investments under a $550-billion deal agreed this year, including shipbuilding, and pledge purchases of US soybeans, gas and pickup trucks, sources familiar with the talks said.