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  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3140
  • 28 Oct 2025

Japan’s new prime minister rolls out the red carpet for Donald Trump

The Yomiuri Shimbun/Alamy

  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • London
  • Episode 3140

The latest from Tokyo as Trump receives a royal welcome from Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. Then: Andrew Mueller speaks to former US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton. Plus: New York’s magazine scene.

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  • Chris Cermak
Contributors
  • Fernando Augusto Pacheco
  • George Nishiyama
  • Lily Austin
  • Monica Lillis

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