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(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump continued to tout his caller commercialized deals Tuesday successful Japan, marking the 2nd limb of an Asian circuit that volition culminate successful a face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
During a gathering with caller Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi successful Tokyo connected Tuesday, Trump referred to Japan arsenic an "ally astatine the strongest level" and praised the country's erstwhile $550 cardinal investment committedness to the United States.
The leaders struck a brace of deals, including 1 that secures captious and rare-earth minerals for the U.S.
"We've made Japan a batch of money, that's OK," Trump told troops connected the USS George Washington. "But they're a big capitalist successful our country, and we similar that."
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to troops aboard USS George Washington astatine Fleet Activities Yokosuka connected October 28, 2025 successful Yokosuka, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, caller disconnected an quality astatine the ASEAN acme successful Malaysia, and volition adjacent question to South Korea for the APEC meetings. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) and U.S.Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (R) respond arsenic President Donald Trump (not pictured) prepares to talk to troops aboard USS George Washington astatine Fleet Activities Yokosuka connected October 28, 2025 successful Yokosuka, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, caller disconnected an quality astatine the ASEAN acme successful Malaysia, and volition adjacent question to South Korea for the APEC meetings. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
YOKOSUKA, JAPAN - OCTOBER 28: U.S. President Donald Trump applauds arsenic Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to troops aboard USS George Washington astatine Fleet Activities Yokosuka connected October 28, 2025 successful Yokosuka, Japan. Trump is visiting Japan, caller disconnected an quality astatine the ASEAN acme successful Malaysia, and volition adjacent question to South Korea for the APEC meetings. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
With Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth successful the crowd, Trump praised American subject powerfulness and recruitment.
He besides announced a $10 cardinal concern into Toyota car plants crossed the U.S. At a aboriginal lawsuit with concern leaders, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said an further $490 cardinal successful concern would soon beryllium signed.
"It's a large honor," Trump said. "You are each large businesspeople."
Trump leaves Japan for South Korea connected Wednesday, wherever helium volition conscionable with leaders, including Xi, astatine the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.
Tariffs, commercialized and TikTok are expected to beryllium the focuses of that long-awaited meeting, which comes pursuing quality of a model for a commercialized woody betwixt the U.S. and China.
The woody whitethorn besides impact China resuming the acquisition of soybeans from U.S. farmers after commercialized disputes disrupted the once-solid relationship.
Regarding the upcoming meeting, Trump said connected Tuesday, "It's going to enactment retired precise good actually."
