The White House said on the 28th that Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
White House Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said after the U.S.-Japan summit in Tokyo that day that Takaichi said she highly values President Trump's international mediation efforts and plans to recommend him as a Nobel Peace Prize nominee.
Meeting President Trump for the first time that day, Prime Minister Takaichi noted that the world has enjoyed more peace in a short period and cited his contribution. Japan's local outlet Nippon TV (NTV) previously reported, citing multiple government official comments, that Takaichi was in the final stages of coordinating to convey this intention directly.
Takaichi was also said to have told President Trump during their first call on the 25th that she was deeply impressed by the leadership that contributed to stabilizing the Middle East situation. The fact that Trump presided over a joint signing of a cease-fire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the 26th was also cited as a reason for the recommendation.
This year, President Trump claimed that eight wars around the world ended through his mediation and signaled his desire to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but he ultimately failed to win. At the ASEAN summit, he also said, "I heard Pakistan and Afghanistan have started talks. I will resolve this issue quickly," stressing his willingness to mediate international disputes.
Back in 2019, then Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo recommended President Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, citing reduced tensions with North Korea.