Follow live updates as President Donald Trump visits Japan and meets with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of his weeklong trip to Asia.

US president Donald Trump heaped praise on Japan's first female leader Sanae Takaichi and said the Asian nation will become a U.S. “ally at the strongest level” as he signed deals on rare earths and trade.

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:

TRUMP TRAVELS TO JAPAN: President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan, the second stop on his three-country Asia tour. He met with Emperor Naruhito and next will have a bilateral meeting with newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

President Donald Trump praised Japan’s first female prime minister during his trip. The leaders signed a minerals deal and spoke to troops.

TOKYO (Reuters) -Among the gifts offered up by Japan's new premier Sanae Takaichi to U.S. President Donald Trump in their first meeting on Tuesday was a putter used by Shinzo Abe, his golfing buddy and the country's late leader.

U.S. President Donald Trump has met with Japan's newly elected, ultraconservative leader in Tokyo during one of the busiest days of his Asia trip. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gave Trump gold-plated golf balls carrying his name,