When new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo on Tuesday, she will have a “Trump card” that other leaders have not: her closeness to late former Japanese leader Shinzo Abe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/26/japan/politics/trump-takaichi-abe-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #us #defense #budgets #trade #tariffs #usjapanrelations