The United States and Japan are aiming to further strengthen their economic and security alliance as Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday heralded what she hoped would be a "new golden age" in bilateral ties.

President Donald Trump met with Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday in Tokyo before signing deals on trade and critical minerals to mark "a new golden age."

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New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will travel to South Korea later this week to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

TRUMP IN JAPAN: President Donald Trump is in Japan, the second stop of his three-country tour of Asia. He met with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this morning, and will soon address U.S. troops on board the USS George Washington.

President Trump arrives in Tokyo for historic meetings with Japan's first female prime minister and Emperor Naruhito before high-stakes China summit this week.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first policy speech to the parliament Friday, focusing on economic security and defense spending.