Japan to join list of countries to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize | World News
During his Asia tour, Donald Trump met with Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, where it was announced that Japan intends to join a group of countries backing Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize. According to a statement from the White House, the Japanese side praised Trump for his role in brokering peace agreements between Thailand and Cambodia, as well as a cease-fire deal in Gaza. An official Japanese nomination statement is still pending. Trump has already claimed to have ended multiple conflicts since taking office, and several other nations have backed nominations for him. On his itinerary, after Japan he is set to travel to South Korea for further talks.
The Key points
- Japan will add its name to the list of countries nominating Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The announcement came as Trump visited Tokyo and met Prime Minister Takaichi.
- Japan praised Trump’s involvement in the Thailand-Cambodia peace deal.
- The Japanese side also referred to his recent contribution to a Gaza cease-fire.
- A formal Japanese nomination document has not yet been released.
- Trump describes himself as a “President of Peace” and claims to have ended eight wars.
- Previous nominations for Trump have come from countries including Israel, Pakistan, Cambodia, and Thailand.
- On his Asia tour, Trump will next head to South Korea to attend the APEC summit.
- During his South Korea visit, he will meet Xi Jinping amid US-China trade tensions.
- Japan is considered the United States’ most stable ally in Asia, and the two leaders also signed a critical minerals and rare-earth cooperation deal.
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