Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korova Coleman.
President Trump has arrived in Tokyo on his first trip to Japan in this term.
He'll meet Japan's new prime minister, who just took office last week.
The visit to Japan comes ahead of Trump's next stop in South Korea,
where he's supposed to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Trump flew into Japan today from Malaysia, where he attended the opening day of the ASEAN summit.
Adam Hancock reports from Kuala Lumpur.
President Trump signed a flurry of trade deals during his one-day stop in Kuala Lumpur,
including agreements involving critical minerals with both Thailand and Malaysia.
US-China trade talks were also held on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit,
with Trump bullish that a deal can be agreed when he meets with President Xi on Thursday.
Trump also presided over the signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia,
following their latest deadly border dispute in July.
During his stop in Japan,
the U.S. president is scheduled to meet the country's new leader to discuss trade and defense spending.
For NPR News, I'm Adam Hancock in Kuala Lumpur.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besant says the U.S. and China have reached a substantial framework for a trade deal.
It involves rare earths and tariffs.
Besant says that, for now, the U.S. will not impose 100 percent tariffs on China.
President Trump has congratulated the president of Argentina,