Trump meets with Japan’s newly elected first woman leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo: Live updates - The president is meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s meeting Tuesday morning in Tokyo with U.S. President Donald Trump will be a major test for the new leader.

Around 20 companies from Japan and the U.S. have expressed interest in projects that could contribute to Tokyo's commitment to invest $550 billion in the United States as part of a trade agreement, a factsheet by the two countries showed on Tuesday.

Trump announces F-35 missiles for Japan arriving 'this week' during USS George Washington visit, signaling accelerated U.S. defense deliveries to Tokyo.

As President Donald Trump tours Asia this week, a delegation from North Carolina is also visiting Tokyo hoping to drum up some business. Why it matters: Japan has become an increasingly important part of North Carolina's tech and manufacturing economy.

In Asia for the first time this term, Donald Trump is expected to work on investment deals and peace efforts before meeting face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to deescalate a trade war.

President Donald Trump met new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Oct. 28 and said the U.S. is an “ally at the strongest level.”