Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first woman prime minister, lauded Donald Trump’s involvement in mediating conflicts and will nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize, the White House said. It’s the US President’s second Nobel Peace Prize nomination in just a week — coming only days after Cambodia announced its own.
Japan’s new premier Sanae Takaichi lavished US leader Donald Trump with praise and vows of a “golden age of ties” on his visit to Tokyo Tuesday, before inking a deal with Washington aimed at securing critical minerals.
“Mr. President succeeded in securing a ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia… also, the deal you have recently achieved in the Middle East is an unprecedented, historic achievement,” said Takaichi.
Her remarks echoed Trump’s frequent self-description as the “President of Peace,” a title he uses to highlight his claims of having ended several global disputes, including those in Gaza, between India and Pakistan, and between Thailand and Cambodia.
Though he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize this year, Trump continues to enjoy international backing, with several nations including Israel, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand openly supporting and formally nominating him for the honour.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet had duing Trump’s visit to Malaysia where he oversaw the signing of ‘peace deal’ between Thailand and Cambodia once again said that he will nominate the US Presiden for a Nobel prize.
“Recognising your unwavering dedication and resolute efforts to promote peace, not only between Cambodia and Thailand but also among other nations, and reflecting the gratitude of the Cambodian peoples, I have nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize,” Hun said in Kuala Lumpur.
In July, Gabonese President Brice Oligui Nguema referred to the United States’ role in mediating an agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to end a bloody conflict. He said Trump “is now bringing peace back to a region where that was never possible so I believe that he does deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. That is my opinion.”
Meanwhile, among the documents signed by Trump and Takaichi include one on cooperation to secure and supply critical minerals, including rare earths, in an effort to enhance economic security, apparently with China in mind, Kyodo reported.
Takaichi, pledged to build a “new golden era” of the Japan-US alliance together with Trump, adding the bilateral relationship has now become “the greatest alliance in the world.” Trump told Takaichi that they will have “a fantastic relationship,” saying, “I have always had a great love of Japan and a great respect of Japan, and I will say that this will be a relationship that will be stronger than ever before.”





