India, Oct. 28 -- In a bid to bolster a new "golden age" of US-Japan relations, Japan will send 250 flowering cherry trees and fireworks to Washington, D.C., as part of a gift tied to the United States' 250th anniversary.

The donation came after the two leaders - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump - spent time watching a Toronto Blue Jays-Los Angeles Dodgers World Series game together. Takaichi told reporters, "It was a wonderful start," as their talks began in Tokyo.

Takaichi, who took office last week as Japan's first female prime minister, framed the move as both a cultural gesture and a sign of closer ties. She said the trees mark next year's U.S. milestone and noted Japan's long history of gifting cherry trees...