'You're the first woman to…': Trump to Japan PM | Takaichi impresses US President with baseball info

US President Donald Trump congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for being Japan’s first female leader during their summit in Tokyo, praising her as a “great” and “highly respected” politician and offering full US support and friendship. The leaders celebrated a new trade deal and the signing of a framework on critical minerals, both aimed at strengthening the US-Japan partnership amid strategic competition with China.