US EditionFOCUS: Trump's Japan visit an early diplomatic test for Abe protege Takaichi
Trump’s visit marks a key diplomatic test for Takaichi, aiming to sustain U.S.-Japan ties amid evolving trade tensions with China and upcoming tariff deadlines.
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Takaichi faces early test of defense ambitions with Trump visit
Japanese leader Sanae Takaichi's new hardline coalition partner unshackles her security ambitions and gives U.S. President Donald Trump room to press for military spending, but her fragile government may put a brake on what she can do. Takaichi was sworn in on Tuesday as head of a government that is…
FOCUS: Trump's Japan visit an early diplomatic test for Abe protege Takaichi
In the first trip to Asia of his second term, all eyes will be on how U.S. President Donald Trump engages with Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a protege of the late Shinzo Abe with whom the American leader had a close relationship.
The "Takaichi Trade," which led to rising stock prices, falling bond prices, and a weaker yen in the Japanese market in anticipation of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's economic policies, which advocate responsible and proactive fiscal policy, has now entered its second chapter, which will assess the extent to which these policies have been implemented. The first hurdles are the Bank of Japan's monetary policy meeting scheduled for next week and …
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