TOKYO: Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she told US President Donald Trump in a telephone call on Saturday that strengthening the alliance between their countries was her “top priority”.
The call came days before Trump’s planned visit to Tokyo on a regional tour and was the first between the two leaders since Takaichi took office earlier this week, media said.
“We agreed that we will work toward elevating the Japan-US alliance to new heights,” she told reporters.