Takaichi held a summit with Trump last Tuesday, only a week after she took office as Japan’s first female leader, and attended two regional summits. Yoshihiko Noda, head of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, remarked on Takaichi’s “big smiles” and noted she was “full of energy,” saying she had earned Trump’s praise as a “very energetic woman.”
He added, “I believe you are off to a good start in building a personal relationship.”
Noda, however, criticized Takaichi for “flattery diplomacy to the extreme” for plans to nominate Trump for next year’s Nobel Peace Prize. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Takaichi would be nominating Trump for the prize.
