TRUMP TRAVELS TO JAPAN: President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, the second stop on his three-country Asia tour. He met with Emperor Naruhito in the evening, and will have a bilateral meeting tomorrow with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is intending to recommend President Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize as the pair meet in Tokyo to discuss trade and security, sources have revealed.

US President Donald Trump visits Japan and signs a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare earths through mining and processing with Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

The meeting between the two leaders is part of an effort to strengthen the trade relationship between the U.S. and Japan.

Last month, before she was elected Prime Minister, Takaichi appeared on Babymetal's Metal Radio, a Tokyo FM show hosted by Babymetal members Su-metal, Moametal and Momometal. The show promises to "unite the world and connect the world through metal" and features interviews with "secret metal" fans.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces an early leadership test in managing Trump’s concerns about Japanese investment and defense spending

A Japanese man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pleaded guilty on Tuesday, nearly three years after the shocking attack. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, faced charges of murder and violating arms control laws for allegedly using a homemade gun to fatally shoot Abe during a campaign speech in July 2022.

A new prime minister must decide whether to maintain the previous administration’s deferential negotiating strategy that secured a contentious trade deal.