Beef, defence deals and rare earths: how Japan's new leader wooed Trump

US Ambassador to Japan George Glass (2nd L), Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd L), Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (2nd R), and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) react to US President Donald Trump's speech in front of US Navy personnel on board the US Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the US naval base in Yokosuka on October 28, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)