Trump met with new Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi, who heralded the start of a “new golden age” in the bilateral relationship following tricky trade talks.

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

There, Trump is set to deliver a speech to US troops on the USS George Washington. Takaichi will also be on the carrier, along with senior officials from the US and Japan.

Japan plays a key role in containing China under the U.S. island chain strategy, which conceives three north-south defensive lines projecting military power to deter potential Chinese aggression by leveraging U.S. and allied territories across the western Pacific.

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.

Japan’s invasion of China in World War II began with the expansion of conflict after years of tension. Following the Marco Polo Bridge Incident in 1937, Japanese forces launched a full-scale war, capturing cities like Beijing,

Beijing has accused the U.S. of engaging in "group politics and bloc confrontation" that threatens regional peace and stability.