A putter from Shinzo Abe, gold golf balls, and American steak — Takaichi played to Trump’s taste for “golden age” diplomacy in Tokyo.

Sanae Takaichi leads a minority government and needs a successful meeting with the US president on Tuesday. Thankfully her mentor, Shinzo Abe, is one of Trump’s ‘favourites’

President Donald Trump arrives Monday in Japan where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the US leader to ease trade…