Trump commends Japan PM Takaichi, says US an ‘ally at strongest level’
US President Donald Trump met Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in Tokyo on Tuesday for talks on trade and security, praising her elevation as the country’s first female leader and her pledge to accelerate a military build-up. Takaichi is expected to offer a package of US investments in a US$550 billion deal agreed this year, including shipbuilding and increased purchases of US soybeans, gas and pickup trucks, sources familiar with the matter said. She also plans to tell him she is...