Washington, Feb. 8 -- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her "big victory" in the general election, as Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) won a two-thirds majority in the House of Representatives.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on a Fox News that Trump has a "great relationship" with Takaichi and "when Japan is strong, the U.S. is strong in Asia."

Bessent welcomed her ruling coalition winning a two-thirds majority in Japan's more powerful House of Representatives, calling it a "big victory."

Describing the victory as an "impressive win," U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass in a post on X that the administration looks forward to build...