It’s a busy time for diplomacy and deals in Asia. President Donald Trump hailed the US’s alliance with Japan and praised new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her plans to ratchet up defense spending as the pair met in Tokyo.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday talked up "high-level exchanges" in a call with Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, hinting at a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's new premier,

President Trump told reporters as he flew into Japan that he expects to have a trade agreement with China finalized by the end of his tour of Asia.

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's newly elected first female prime minister, is an unabashedly conservative icon of Japanese politics. Her election is set to change East Asia.

Council on Foreign Relations president Richard Haass said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s trip to Japan was “a perfect lead-up” to Trump’s upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Trump and newly-elected Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed agreements on rare-earth minerals and natural gas purchases on Tuesday,

President Donald Trump will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at the APEC Summit amid ongoing trade negotiations and tensions over rare-earth export controls.

Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan relations.