Japan's New PM Takaichi Prioritizes US Alliance in First Call with President Trump

Oct 26, 2025 12:35 pm CST

In her first conversation with US President Donald Trump, Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized strengthening the Japan-US Alliance as her administration's top foreign policy priority. The leaders discussed strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region ahead of Trump's upcoming visit to Japan, where they will hold a summit meeting on Tuesday.