Japanese PM Holds Call with US President After Trump-Xi Summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday, just days after Trump wrapped up a three-day visit to China for talks with President Xi Jinping, according to a Japanese government source.

The call took place as U.S.-Japan ties remain robust. Specific details of the discussion were not immediately disclosed.

Trump had earlier spent three days in China, where he met President Xi Jinping and discussed bilateral and international issues. Takaichi’s prompt outreach to the U.S. leader underscores close coordination between Tokyo and Washington in monitoring developments from the U.S.-China summit.

The phone call is seen as part of Japan’s effort to update and adjust its diplomatic stance to safeguard national security and economic interests.