TRUMP LAUDS JAPAN’S ‘GREAT’ LEADER SIGN RARE EARTHS, MISSILES DEAL

§ President Donald Trump and Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi praised one another profusely on Tuesday, trumpeting a “new golden age” in relations between their respective nations before signing a number of key agreements.

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Trump met the Japanese PM in Tokyo, where the two discussed economic and security issues

Trump assured Takaichi that Washington would remain anally of “the strongest level” after the two signed a deal for the purchase of tactical missiles for Japan’s USmade F-35 fighter jets.

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was also reportedly signed by both sides for the construction of new ships. Though China currently out produces the USin the sector, Trump has promised a turnaround.

Just as importantly, the two inked a deal designed specifically for “achieving resilience and security of critical minerals and rare earths supply chains” in response to a recentannouncement by China that it will restrict the export ofsuch key natural resources.

The two leaders signed a deal on rare earth minerals, as wellasa document herald-

inga new “golden age” of US-

Japan relations which reiter-

ated the commitment of the two countries to implement deals struck earlier, including the 15% tariff deal negotiated earlier this year.

The pageantry and the ven-

ue also seemed tailor-made for the US president.