Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has held her first telephone talks with her Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, since taking office last week and called for collaboration for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

Japan’s new prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, outlined an ambitious vision for Japan’s economy and security in her first policy speech at the Diet on October 24, pledging to confront soaring living costs through aggressive fiscal spending while accelerating a comprehensive military buildup amid growing regional tensions.

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."

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will visit South Korea on Thursday to attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday talked up "high-level exchanges" in a call with Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, hinting at a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's new premier,

President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. leaders are on tour in Asia this week affirming alliances against the backdrop of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in South Korea. Ahead of the conference at Gyeongju,

US president Donald Trump heaped praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi and said the Asian nation will become a U.S. “ally at the strongest level” as he signed deals on rare earths and trade.

In a post on X, Modi said he discussed with Takaichi their shared vision for advancing the India–Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership.