TOKYO, April 15 -- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan issued the following news release:

On March 19, commencing at 11:37 a.m. local time (0:37 a.m. on March 20, Japan time) for approximately 90 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, during her visit to Washington D.C., held a Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting with the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of the United States of America, and afterwards, participated in a dinner reception hosted by President Trump. The overview is as follows. 1. Opening remarks President Trump reiterated his support for Prime Minister Takaichi, praising her as a "very popular, powerful woman, and [a] great woman," and stated that Prime Minister TAKAICHI is doing a fantastic job in a large nation wi...