TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump treated his time in Japan on Tuesday as a victory lap — befriending the new Japanese prime minister, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier and then unveiling several major energy and technology projects in America to be funded by Japan.

Donald Trump’s renewed trade offensive has come at a steep cost for Japan and South Korea. With little room to maneuver, both countries have been pressured by Washington to commit to investing hundreds of billions of dollars in the US in exchange for lower tariffs.