Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces significant foreign policy challenges just days after taking office

US President Donald Trump is in Japan today, continuing his series of key meetings with leaders in Asia, as the government shutdown drags on in the United States. Follow for live updates.

Beijing has yet to congratulate Takaichi, who holds controversial positions on Taiwan and Japanese wartime history.

Sanae Takaichi, Japan's newly elected first female prime minister, is an unabashedly conservative icon of Japanese politics. Her election is set to change East Asia.

President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan to meet with the country’s emperor and new prime minister for the second leg of his diplomatic tour of Asia, on which he is hoping to advance a number of major trade agreements.

With China dominating the global shipbuilding industry, and amid a port-fee dispute with Washington, the US president sees new strategic partnerships as critical.

Toyota Motor Corp. maintained record global sales during the first half of the fiscal year, as growth in the US helped counter a lukewarm showing in Japan and China.

President Donald Trump has landed in Japan, where he’ll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time.