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By Kenta Kamimura and Shinji Abe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
16:53 JST,
October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swiftly closed the distance with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday during their first face-to-face meeting since her inauguration, invoking their mutual political ally, the late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.