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Story summary
- Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New York at the start of the working week.
- She addressed the United Nations General Assembly as Japan’s prime minister for the first time.
- Japanese officials greeted her at JFK Airport without senior U.S. representatives present.
- The differing receptions of Takaichi and President Xi Jinping have sparked debate over Washington’s treatment of Tokyo as an ally.
