- Takaishi is Japan’s first female Prime Minister
- Praising Trump for resolving conflicts in the world, Takaishi says US President is ‘perfectly deserving of Nobel Peace Prize’
President Donald Trump has heaped praise on Japan’s first female Prime Minister Sani Takaishi for her military preparations and for striking deals with the US on rare earth, calling her a ‘great prime minister’.
Takaishi, a disciple of Trump’s friend and golf partner, the late Shinzo Abe, also praised President Trump and said that President Trump, who has resolved many conflicts in the world, is a worthy person for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Giving this information, Trump’s spokesperson Caroline Levitt said that Japan, on the other hand, hopes that the US will help it in shipbuilding as per the 550 billion dollar deal between the two countries, in return for which Japan has committed to buying soybeans, gas and pick-up trucks from the US.
When the two leaders sat down for talks at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Trump first congratulated Takashi on becoming Japan’s first female prime minister and said, “I learned a lot about you from my late friend Shinzo. I have a clear opinion that you will be a great prime minister.”
During the talks between the two, Takashi repeatedly mentioned his mentor Abe’s love for Trump. He also presented Trump with the late Prime Minister’s putter (a thick, hollowed-out golf ball-shaped putter) in a glass box. He also presented a golf bag signed by Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama and a gold-leafed golf ball.
The lunch included rice and beef, as well as vegetables grown in Takaishi’s hometown.
Abe, who was assassinated in 2022, was the first foreign dignitary to congratulate Trump after his election victory in 2016.
Trump had previously visited Japan in person in 2009. Takaishi also presented Trump with a map of the United States showing the investments made by Japanese companies in different parts of the country since then. At least 10 Japanese companies are keen to invest $400 billion in energy, artificial intelligence, etc. The official announcement is expected to be made late Tuesday.
