{"id":2504021,"date":"2025-10-28T17:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-in-courting-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:41:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T21:41:47","slug":"sanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-in-courting-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-in-courting-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanae Takaichi channels Shinzo Abe in courting Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsanae-takaichi-channels-shinzo-abe-in-courting-trump%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2504021&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has successfully emulated the late Shinzo Abe&#8217;s approach in building a close relationship with former U.S. President Donald Trump. Takaichi welcomed Trump warmly during his visit too Japan, referring to him as a &#8220;wonderful ally and friend,&#8221; and hosted events including an honor guard reception, an imperial meeting, and a rally with U.S.servicemembers. Experts suggest her diplomatic style could serve as a blueprint for other U.S. allies in engaging with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Takaichi proactively reinforced Japan&#8217;s commitment to strengthening defence capabilities and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upholding trade agreements made previously<\/a> with Trump, thereby establishing a strong personal connection with the former president. She even promised to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, reflecting the deepening ties.<\/p>\n<p>As Japan&#8217;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-female-prime-minister-of-samoa-to-lead-after-months-of-legal-battles\/\" title=\"First female ... of Samoa to lead after months of legal battles\">female prime minister<\/a> in modern history and a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 of Abe,Takaichi honored his legacy by gifting Trump Abe&#8217;s golf putter and &#8220;Japan is back&#8221; hats reminiscent of Trump&#8217;s campaign style. The friendship between Trump and Abe was well-documented and remains influential in shaping U.S.-Japan relations.<\/p>\n<p>During the visit,Trump also met with Akie Abe,Shinzo Abe&#8217;s widow,who has acted as an informal liaison with Trump since Abe&#8217;s assassination in 2022. Experts note that the personal rapport between Trump and Japan&#8217;s leadership is crucial to advancing strategic goals in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>After leaving Japan, Trump was scheduled to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in South Korea and meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss a potential U.S.-China trade deal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Takaichi channels Abe in courting Trump as president affirms new friendship<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2378780\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\/\">Japanese<\/a> Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi seems to have successfully captured the lightning of late Prime Minister <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/shinzo-abe\/\">Shinzo Abe<\/a> in endearing herself to President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Referring to the president as her &ldquo;wonderful ally and friend,&rdquo; Takaichi rolled out the red carpet for the U.S. leader with an honor guard, imperial sit-down, and a rally with U.S. servicemembers stationed in the country.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866550\/netanyahu-orders-powerful-strikes-gaza-threatens-ceasefire\/\">Netanyahu orders &#8216;powerful&#8217; strikes in Gaza in move that threatens ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866275\/hamas-panic-mode-israel-accuses-faking-hostage-remains-recovery\/\">Hamas in panic mode after Israel accuses it of faking hostage remains recovery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866016\/joe-concha-trump-japan-visit-is-great-optics-amid-tariff-war-with-china\/\">Joe Concha claims Trump&rsquo;s Japan visit is great &lsquo;optics&rsquo; amid tariff war with China<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nicholas Szechenyi, senior fellow at the Japan Chair of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said her <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3865862\/trump-hails-japans-new-prime-minister-says-us-is-ally-at-the-strongest-level\/\">charm offensive<\/a> &ldquo;could potentially become a blueprint for how allies of the United States should engage President Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, gestures as President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy&rsquo;s Yokosuka base, in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Eugene Hoshiko)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;There was a lot of concern in Japan leading up to his visit that he might press Japan on trade issues or on defense spending and make demands of Japan as an ally &mdash; which we&rsquo;ve seen in other contexts,&rdquo; Szechenyi told the <em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;But [Takaichi] basically, preemptively announced her policy agenda, which is focused mainly on strengthening Japan&rsquo;s defense capabilities, spending war on defense, and reaffirming Japan&rsquo;s commitment to a trade agreement that the previous government reached with Trump earlier this year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;So she basically was able to reaffirm Japan&rsquo;s value as an ally to President Trump and thereby establish a strong personal connection with him, which will generate some momentum for the U.S.-Japan relationship going forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt&nbsp;said the prime minister even promised to nominate Trump for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nobel-peace-prize\/\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trudeau-leaves-a-legacy-of-failure-and-electoral-discontent\/\" title=\"Trudeau Leaves A Legacy Of Failure And Electoral Discontent\u00a0\">prime minister &#038;mdash<\/a>; the first female head of government in the nation&rsquo;s modern history &mdash; is in many ways a disciple of the late Abe, who enjoyed among the most high-profile <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/109660\/a-great-friend-of-mine-trump-reacts-to-japanese-pm-shinzo-abes-resignation\/\">friendships with Trump<\/a> during his first administration.<\/p>\n<p>She gifted Trump the late statesman&rsquo;s golf putter as a gesture of continued friendship between the governments and new hats that declare &ldquo;Japan is back,&rdquo; mimicking the general aesthetic of the &ldquo;Make America Great Again&rdquo; hats of Trump&rsquo;s campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This woman is a winner,&rdquo; Trump declared of Takaichi.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this April 26, 2019, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, is welcomed by President Donald Trump to the White House in Washington. Japan&rsquo;s NHK and other media said that on Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, Prime Minister Abe expressed his intention to step down, citing his health. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The friendship between Trump and Abe was documented early into the president&rsquo;s first administration, with pictures emerging of the two sharing personal time together, including a now-famous selfie of the two on a golf course near Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Following <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2568357\/suspect-in-assassination-of-japans-abe-charged-with-murder\/\">Abe&rsquo;s assassination<\/a> by 41-year-old Tetsuya Yamagami with an improvised firearm in 2022, the late <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s relationship with Trump has taken on a mythical quality.<\/p>\n<p>It can sometimes be hard to parse reality from legend in the accounts of Trump&rsquo;s feelings about Abe, such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktv.jp\/news\/feature\/241106-trump\/\">claims on Japanese television<\/a> that the president occasionally tells staff, &ldquo;I wish I could see Shinzo,&rdquo; when tired or distressed.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is undeniable that the president had a close relationship with Abe, whom he reportedly called &ldquo;the greatest prime minister in Japan&rsquo;s history,&rdquo; and has taken the initiative to honor his legacy whenever possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, right, looks to President Donald Trump as they meet with families of Japanese abductees by North Korea at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mark Schiefelbein)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>He met with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3313935\/japanese-prime-minister-ishiba-visit-trump-advice-shinzo-abe-widow\/\">Akie Abe<\/a>, the prime minister&rsquo;s widow, during his visit. She gifted him a work of calligraphy she created with the word &ldquo;peace.&rdquo; Akie Abe has served as something of a Trump whisperer for the Japanese government since the death of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This might sound like hyperbole, but I really believe that Abe was the spokesperson for Asia during Trump&rsquo;s first term,&rdquo; Szechenyi told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. &ldquo;He was the only Asian leader who established a strong connection with him and was able to talk about not only bilateral issues, but the importance of U.S. leadership in Asia overall.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And so strategically for Japan, that was really impactful. Fast forward to the second Trump term, and I think Japan and other U.S. allies have realized that what really matters is a personal relationship with the president,&rdquo; he continued.&#8233;&rdquo;He&rsquo;s very much a top-down leader. Cabinet-to-Cabinet level meetings are fine, but to really establish an agenda, you have to connect at the leader level, and Takaichi, I think, passed that test and did a remarkable job in starting her own relationship with Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3866021\/trump-tokyo-trip-takaichi-japan-investment\/\">WHILE YOU WERE ASLEEP: THREE THINGS YOU MISSED ON TRUMP&rsquo;S WHIRLWIND TOKYO TRIP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump will leave <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\/\">Japan<\/a> on Wednesday for Busan, South Korea, where he will meet with leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.<\/p>\n<p>Following the conference, he is expected to meet with Chinese President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\">Xi Jinping<\/a> on Thursday to hash out the details of a long-awaited trade deal between the U.S. and China.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Takaichi echoes Abe, wins Trump&#8217;s friendship anew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2504022,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25301284908577_a38f1a.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,62787,32504,65599,46696],"class_list":["post-2504021","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-japanese-politics","tag-political-strategy","tag-sanae-takaichi","tag-shinzo-abe"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25301284908577_a38f1a.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504021","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504021"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504021\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2504025,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504021\/revisions\/2504025"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2504022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504021"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504021"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}