The meeting is an early diplomatic test for Takaichi, the first woman to lead Japan. She took office only last week and has a tenuous coalition backing her
Trump spent Sunday in Malaysia, where he participated in a regional summit. His focus in Asia has been on trade and his desire to realign the international economy with his vision of "America First."
A trade deal between the U.S. and China is drawing closer, officials from the world's two largest economies said Sunday as they reached an initial consensus for Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting.