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President Trump met with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a conservative nationalist, in Tokyo and inked a deal to strengthen US access to rare earth minerals

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s new leader Sanae Takaichi hailed the start of a “new golden age” for U.S.-Japan relations today as they signed a deal over the supply of key rare earth minerals.