Tokyo: Japan’s newly appointed Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, underscored the paramount importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance in her first official conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday. Speaking from Malaysia, where she was attending a regional forum, Takaichi described the alliance as the cornerstone of her administration’s foreign and security policy, emphasizing that strengthening bilateral ties would be a top priority for her government.

During the phone call, Takaichi highlighted Japan’s role as an “indispensable partner” in U.S. strategies concerning China and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Both leaders expressed a mutual commitment to elevating the alliance to new heights, reflecting continuity and shared strategic objectives between the two nations. Takai

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