President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier a...

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo for high-stakes talks focused on trade, security, and strengthening the US-Japan alliance.

As Trump and Takaichi met on Tuesday, they shook hands and he paid her a compliment: “That's a very strong handshake."