Trump gets royal welcome in Japan
October 2025 150 views 1MIN 53SECThe U.S. president was scheduled to meet Japan's emperor and newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of the trip. While Trump has already landed a $550 billion investment pledge from Japan in exchange for respite on punishing import tariffs, Takaichi is hoping to further impress Trump with promises to purchase U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans and gas. Trump, on his longest journey abroad since taking office in January, announced a slew of deals with Southeast Asian countries and oversaw the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia during his first stop in Malaysia. His trip is expected to conclude in a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday. Trump was the first foreign leader to meet Emperor Naruhito after he came to the throne in 2019, continuing an imperial line that some claim is the world's oldest hereditary monarchy. Naruhito's role, however, is purely symbolic and it will be with Takaichi on Tuesday that the meaty diplomacy will take place. Takaichi was a close ally of assassinated Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who formed a bond with Trump over hours spent on the golf course during his first term, and appears to have already impressed the U.S. president. As well as investment pledges, Takaichi is expected to reassure Trump that Tokyo is willing to do more on security after telling lawmakers on Friday that she will accelerate Japan's biggest defense build-up since World War Two. Trump arrived in Japan’s capital Tokyo from Malaysia after attending a regional summit with leaders from ASEAN and East Asian countries. Trump was the first foreign leader to meet Naruhito after he came to the throne in 2019, continuing an imperial line that some say is the world's oldest hereditary monarchy.
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