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Japan PM Takaichi, Trump swap praise
The Freeman
|October 29, 2025
'NEW GOLDEN AGE' OF TIES
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Japan’s new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a “golden age” of ties on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals.
Takaichi -- Japan’s first woman prime minister -- pulled out all the stops for Trump in her opening test on the international stage, and even announced she would nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize, the White House said.
In return, Trump, who was meeting conservative Takaichi for the first time on an Asia tour that aims for a deal with China, said Washington was an ally of the “strongest level”.
This story is from the October 29, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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