Tokyo: President Donald J. Trump and Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi met in Tokyo on Monday, marking the start of a new chapter in U.S.–Japan relations centered on trade, security, and critical mineral cooperation. The meeting, which comes just ahead of Trump’s expected talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea, underscored a shared determination to deepen strategic and economic ties amid growing global tensions.

During the discussions, the two leaders signed a key agreement focused on securing supplies of rare earth and other critical minerals, aiming to reduce dependence on China’s exports in these essential sectors. Both countries emphasized the need to strengthen their supply chains for technology, defense, and clean energy production. The accord rep

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