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A Gift Honouring Abe’s Legacy | Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi presented US President Donald Trump with a golf putter once used by Shinzo Abe, his close golfing partner and Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. The club was displayed alongside a gold-leaf ball and a signed golf bag by Japanese major winner Hideki Matsuyama. (Image: Reuters)

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Reviving a Trusted Friendship | The gifts reflected Abe’s personal bond with Trump, which defined Japan-US relations during Trump’s first term. Takaichi, Abe’s protégé, is seen as eager to rebuild that rapport to strengthen her minority government and Japan’s foreign standing. (Image: Reuters)

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Emotional Timing | Coincidentally, the trial of Abe’s accused assassin began the same day in Nara — Takaichi’s home

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