The Yomiuri ShimbunSanae Takaichi, the newly elected Liberal Democratic Party president, poses for a photo on the party leader seat at the LDP headquarters on Saturday. The Liberal Democratic Party’s new president, Sanae Takaichi, is known as one of the most prominent conservatives within the party. A senior Foreign Ministry official warned that a visit “would instantly chill relations with China and South Korea.” When then Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the shrine in 2013, both nations reacted sharply in protest. Since Trump favors personal diplomacy between heads of states, quickly building a working relationship with him will be essential. During the summit, he may raise the issue of Japan’s defense spending increase, setting up an early diplomatic trial for the new prime minister.