Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is being trumped by Trump — in the sweets department.
Sales of Lucky Trump cookies, maple-flavored and featuring a cartoon image of U.S. President Donald Trump, initially outpaced those of bean-paste filled buns bearing Abe's image, according to vendors who sell the items in the gift shop at the Diet building.
The Trump cookies show him playing cards with Russian President Vladimir Putin and a woman who looks like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with Abe standing behind.
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