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Topping the agenda at every stop is trade, with negotiators still ironing out the details of pacts expected to be signed during Trump’s three-country Asia tour.
Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan relations.
President Trump is beginning his remarks to hundreds of American troops at the U.S.S. George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at the Yokosuka Naval Base south of Tokyo. He walked out to “God Bless the USA,” and the crowd began chanting “U-S-A” as he began speaking. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of Japan is also there.
Live updates: Trump in Tokyo to meet with Japan’s newly elected, first female leader, Sanae Takaichi
U.S. President Donald Trump is in Japan and preparing to meet with the country's newly elected leader Sanae Takaichi as Trump begins one of the busiest days of his Asia trip.