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."

Mr Trump praised Japan’s efforts to increase its military capacity and purchase more US defence equipment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.

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.

President Donald Trump has been clear about one thing in particular on his three-country tour of Asia: He really wants to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.