While meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, Trump referred to Japan as an "ally at the strongest level."

President Donald Trump left for Asia late on Oct. 24, as the U.S. government shutdown continues and with the president seeking to resolve a trade war.

Japan’s recently elected first female premier met the U.S. President on Tuesday to try to set a new tone for U.S.-Japan relations.

Her social media post about visiting Japanese war memorials in Kuala Lumpur, where she commemorated Japanese "ancestors who lost their lives in Malaysia," has drawn sharp criticism from Malaysians who view her remarks as tone-deaf given Japan's brutal World War II occupation of the country.

While through traveling Asia, Pres. Trump announced the U.S. and China have agreed to a framework for a trade deal ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.