Japan's new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing his role in recent Middle East ceasefires and Southeast Asian peace efforts. The announcement occurred during a Tokyo meeting,

Trump met with Japan's newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and addressed American military personnel on a U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, before speaking to business leaders.

Takaichi said that the cherry trees would be gifted in recognition of America’s 250th anniversary next year and would bolster a new “golden age” of US-Japan relations.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to have picked up another Nobel Peace Prize nomination — this time from the new Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi. She told him during a meeting in Tokyo that she plans to put his name forward for the distinguished award.

Aboard the USS George Washington, Trump rallied an audience of US troops and hailed the US-Japan alliance, which he described as being "born out of the ashes" of the Second World War.Here are some of the highlights from his speech:

President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington, announcing missile deliveries to Japan's Self-Defense Forces.

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President Donald Trump is in Japan, the second stop of his three-country tour of Asia. After meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this morning, he addressed U.S. troops on board the USS George Washington.