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Trump was presented with a putter used by Shinzo Abe, the late leader of Japan and his golfing friend, as one of the gifts from Japan’s new PM, Sanae Takaichi. …read more

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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son and U.S. President Donald Trump react after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, fresh off an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and will next travel to South Korea for the APEC meetings. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)
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Softbank CEO Masayoshi Son and U.S. President Donald Trump react after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, fresh off an appearance at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia, and will next travel to South Korea for the APEC meetings. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP)

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Donald Trump speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base, in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(REUTERS)
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Donald Trump speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during his visit to the U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base, in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(REUTERS)

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 Detail of the dinner menu during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Getty Images via AFP)
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 Detail of the dinner menu during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan.(Getty Images via AFP)

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US Ambassador to Japan George Glass (2nd L), Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd L), Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd R), and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) react to US President Donald Trump's speech in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)
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US Ambassador to Japan George Glass (2nd L), Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd L), Japan’s Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd R), and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) react to US President Donald Trump’s speech in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy’s USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, Toshiba CEO Taro Shimada, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick pose for photos after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images via AFP)
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U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass, Toshiba CEO Taro Shimada, U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick pose for photos after the signing of memorandums of understanding during a meeting with business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images via AFP)

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Trump gestures next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as they are welcomed by U.S. Navy Rainbow Side Boys, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)
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Trump gestures next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as they are welcomed by U.S. Navy Rainbow Side Boys, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)

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Trump shakes hands with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a meeting with Japanese business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Trump shakes hands with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick during a meeting with Japanese business leaders at the U.S. Ambassador’s Residence on October 28, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images via AFP)

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Trump (2nd R), US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (R) and US Ambassador to Japan George Glass (L) pose with Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, during a business leaders event at the US ambassador's residence in Tokyo on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)
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Trump (2nd R), US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (R) and US Ambassador to Japan George Glass (L) pose with Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank, during a business leaders event at the US ambassador’s residence in Tokyo on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)(AFP)

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Trump makes a speech on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington during his visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon(REUTERS)
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Trump speaks to U.S. Navy sailors, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)
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Trump speaks to U.S. Navy sailors, as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)

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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, center left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center right, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, watch President Donald Trump speak to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP)
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Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, center left, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, center right, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, watch President Donald Trump speak to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP)

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Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are welcomed by U.S. Navy sailors, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)
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Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are welcomed by U.S. Navy sailors, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy’s Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein(REUTERS)

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Takaichi listens to Trump speak to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP)
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Takaichi listens to Trump speak to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)(AP)

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Takaichi gave Trump a golf putter that was originally used by Japan's longest-serving prime leader and Trump's close golf companion, Shinzo Abe. The presents demonstrated Abe's close relationship with Trump, which shaped US-Japan ties during Trump's first term. Abe's protégé Takaichi is thought to be keen to mend that relationship in order to support her minority government and Japan's international reputation. (Photo: Reuters)
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Takaichi gave Trump a golf putter that was originally used by Japan’s longest-serving prime leader and Trump’s close golf companion, Shinzo Abe. The presents demonstrated Abe’s close relationship with Trump, which shaped US-Japan ties during Trump’s first term. Abe’s protégé Takaichi is thought to be keen to mend that relationship in order to support her minority government and Japan’s international reputation. (Photo: Reuters)

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