US EditionTrump, Takaichi agree on rare earth, critical minerals supply
- On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, President Donald Trump met Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, where the leaders signed trade and critical minerals agreements.
- Beijing this month announced sweeping restrictions on the rare earths industry, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten 100% tariffs and the United States to diversify mineral supplies.
- The second agreement establishes a framework to boost rare-earth supply and production between the United States and Japan, while the July trade deal includes a $550 billion investment.
- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to reach two percent of GDP on defence spending this year, two years ahead of schedule, while the United States, with around 60,000 military personnel in Japan, wants Tokyo to match NATO's five percent pledge.
- President Donald Trump arrived in Tokyo on Monday as part of a three-nation Asia tour that seeks a China trade deal, and he is due to meet Xi Jinping on Thursday in South Korea, where negotiators say a framework has been agreed.
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Trump meets with Japan’s new prime minister, signing deals on trade and rare earth minerals
U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan’s first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and rare earths. Takaichi, a protegee of Trump’s late friend and golfing buddy Japanese leader Shinzo Abe, applauded Trump’s push to resolve global conflicts, vowing to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to Trump’s spokeswoman, Karoline Leavi…
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Daily PressTrump hails ally Japan, offers Takaichi ‘anything you want’
By Catherine Lucey, Yoshiaki Nohara and Sakura Murakami President Donald Trump hailed the U.S.’ alliance with Japan, reaffirming ties with a longstanding partner and praising new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her plans to ratchet up defense spending as the pair met in Tokyo. “I want to just let you know anytime you have any question, any doubt, anything you want, any favors you need, anything I can do to help Japan, we will be there,” Trump s…
According to a White House official, Takaichi personally informed Trump that he had nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize and presented him with the formal papers, a move that is being considered a major political and personal achievement for Trump.
Japan to gift 250 cherry trees to US, prime minister says
Japan will gift 250 cherry trees to the United States in honor of celebrations to mark 250 years since America’s founding, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Tuesday. “To have a magnificent celebration, we will extend a gift of 250 cherry trees to Washington, D.C.,” Takaichi said during a meeting with President Trump at the Akasaka Palace…
The Latest: Trump meets with newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan’s newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave Trump gold-plated golf balls carrying his name, and Japan’s government floated…
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