Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi — a Thatcher-inspired conservative with heavy metal tastes and a passion for drumming — meets Donald Trump in her first major diplomatic test.

US President Donald Trump met Japan’s Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo on Monday in a grand welcome, marking the start of a high-stakes visit that will include his first talks with newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the country’s first woman leader.

The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival got off to a spectacular start on Monday with a galaxy of stars in attendance.

U. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent celebrated Japan's Nikkei share average closing above the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, in a meeting with Japanese finance minister Satsuki Katayama in Tokyo.

US President Donald Trump arrived in Japan Monday, telling reporters he was excited for his meeting with new Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the prospect of completing a joint deal to promote shipbuilding capacity.

Born in the central Japanese city of Hamamatsu in 1925, Ono began his apprenticeship at age 7 at the Japanese restaurant of a local inn. He moved to Tokyo and became a sushi chef at 25 and opened his own restaurant — Sukiyabashi Jiro — 15 years later in 1965.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Japan's $550 billion U.-bound investment package would focus on areas such as power and pipelines that are fundamental to national security and "have virtually no risk.