Months before she became Japan’s prime minister, Sanae Takaichi said she’d been invited to meet US President Donald Trump.

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called Korea an “important neighboring country” in her first policy speech before the National Diet on Friday, pledging to seek stronger bilateral ties through dialogue between the two nations’ leaders.

US President Donald Trump headed to Japan on Monday, the second leg of an Asia tour, in advance of a meeting with China's Xi Jinping aiming to end the bruising trade war between the world's largest economies.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will visit the Indo-Pacific region from early this week, including Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam and South Korea, according to the U.S. Department of Defense. In relation to this,

HELENA, Mont. (KUMV) - Montana Governor Greg Gianforte is wrapping up a week-long trip to Asia promoting international trade. He spent the time visiting with business leaders and government officials from South Korea and Japan. Both countries are large buyers of Montana wheat, beef, and mechanical parts.

Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, told U.S. President Donald Trump that strengthening their countries' alliance is her government's "top priority", in their first phone call on Saturday. Takaichi also told Trump that Japan is "an indispensable partner" in terms of the U.

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office