Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe praised Ivanka Trump on Monday following her first official visit to Tokyo.
“Before President Trump visited Japan, Ms. Ivanka Trump, adviser to the president, visited Japan and she attended the World Assembly for Women,” Abe told Fox News through an interpreter.
“She gave a wonderful speech,” Abe continued. “She stated that ‘Abenomics’ is ‘womenomics’ and that has impressed many people in Japan.”
During an 18-minute speech at the forum, Ivanka Trump — President Trump’s eldest daughter — lauded Japan’s paid family leave policy, adding equal pay is important because women are key to “achieving true economic growth.”
President Trump is currently in Japan as part of a 12-day tour of five countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
North Korea is an important agenda item for the trip, Abe said.
“In accordance with the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, the United States has a duty to defend Japan if and when Japan is under attack,” he explained. “And under this very strong U.S.-Japan alliance, whenever an attack is made on Japan, Japan and the United States will work closely together to respond to those threats and we’ve been confirming this.”
