During his visit to Tokyo on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump praised Japan’s first female leader , Sanae Takaichi, for her commitment to accelerating the country’s military buildup, while also signing agreements on trade and critical minerals.

Takaichi, a close ally of Trump’s friend and golfing partner late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said she would nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

She is also expected to offer a package of US investments under a $550-billion deal agreed this year, including shipbuilding, and increased purchases of US soybeans, natural gas and pickup trucks, sources familiar with the talk said.

Those gestures may temper any Trump demands for Tokyo to spend more on defending islands from an i

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