Trump Prepares to Meet Japan’s New Leader Following Deals Made at ASEAN Summit

The U.S. president is in Tokyo for a meeting with Japan’s Sanae Takaichi after trade and diplomacy meetings with world leaders in Southeast Asia.
Trump Prepares to Meet Japan’s New Leader Following Deals Made at ASEAN Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump alights from Air Force One upon arrival at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2025. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump arrived in Japan on Monday, where he will meet the U.S. ally’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his Asia tour following his appearance at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia.

The meeting is key to maintaining trade relations and diplomacy between the two nations after Takaichi took office last week, becoming the first woman to lead Japan.

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