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New Japan PM vows to take US ties to 'new heights' with Trump

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech at the House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on October 24, 2025. [AFP]

Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday she will bring US ties to "new heights" in talks with President Donald Trump, while taking a swipe at China and vowing a stricter stance on foreigners.

In her first policy speech, Takaichi also told a rowdy parliament that the target of spending two percent of gross domestic product on defence will be brought forward by two years.

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