China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday talked up "high-level exchanges" in a call with Japanese counterpart Toshimitsu Motegi, hinting at a potential meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japan's new premier, Sanae Takaichi.
U.S. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, welcoming her pledge to accelerate a military buildup and signing deals on trade and critical minerals.
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Hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi was voted in by parliament as Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday, after a whirlwind few weeks of political wrangling.
Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan's first female prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
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