US President Donald Trump has signed a rare earths deal with Japan’s newly elected prime minister Sanae Takaichi
In a meeting that has been an early test for Takaichi, the two leaders heralded a new “golden age” for the alliance between their countries
Japanese exports to the US will now face 15% tariffs, which was agreed previously but appears to have been finalised on Tuesday
Trump’s remarks show he is affording Takaichi a lot of goodwill.
Trump also told family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea between 1977 and 1983 that “we will do everything in our power” to return them
After Japan, he flies to South Korea, where he will meet the Chinese leader Xi Jinping
