Japanese PM Takaichi Speaks to Trump Amid Tensions With China

Beijing has imposed a travel boycott on Japan in protest of Takaichi’s remarks about Taiwan earlier this month.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, at her official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2025. Issei Kato/Reuters

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke by phone on the evening of Nov. 24 amid tensions between Tokyo and Beijing over Taiwan.

“President Trump gave a brief explanation of the recent state of U.S.–China relations,” Takaichi told reporters following her call with Trump on Nov. 25, providing no further details, according to The Japan Times.