Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed during their first summit on Tuesday to strengthen the bilateral alliance's deterrence and response capabilities and to enhance economic cooperation.Takaichi, who became Japan's first female prime minister last week, pledged to build with Trump a "new golden era" of the Japan-U.S. alliance and told him Japan will take the initiative in increasing its defense spending.After their talks in Tokyo, she told reporters, "I am convinced that I can take the Japan-U.S. alliance to new heights with President Trump."At …READ FULL ARTICLE
