Japan PM Takaichi:
- Was enjoying watching Major League Baseball match with President Trump
- To Trump: Thank you for enduring friendship with late PM Shinzo Abe
- Trump contributed to Asia’s peace including Thai-Cambodia deal
- Middle East deal was unprecedented histrical achievement
- I highly value your commitment to world peace and stability
- Ready to promote further collaboration with us to achieve free and open Indo-Pacific
- Will continue to strive as leader of Japan to strengthen Japan’s national power including defence capabilities
- Want to realise a new golden age of Japan-US alliance with Trump
Trump is loving it:
- Recalls Japan former Prime Minister Abe as “a great friend of mine”
- Appreciated Japan order for military equipment
- We are signing a new deal and it is a fair deal
- This will be relationship that will be stronger than ever before
- Look forward to working with Takaichi on behalf of our country
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Takaichi, Trump are expected to sign a joint document on securing rare earth minerals, Asahi reports:
- finalizing a joint agreement
- securing rare earths and other critical minerals, and reinforcing supply chains
- expected to be signed later in the day
