Takaichi-Trump Summit Yields Trade and Defense Framework as Oil Crisis Reshapes Japan’s Economic Calculus
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting with President Trump at the White House on Wednesday produced a framework for expanded bilateral trade and deepened defense cooperation, though the full details of any trade agreement remain subject to further negotiation. The summit, which marked Takaichi’s first official visit to Washington since securing her historic supermajority in February,…