Japan’s Ishiba Shows How to Work With Trump in 1st Summit

Japan’s Ishiba Shows How to Work With Trump in First Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba went into his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump amid concerns in Tokyo that Japan could be next in the firing line of US allies after Canada and others.
‘Normal’ first summit between Japan’s Ishiba and Trump deemed a success
With Donald Trump targeting a trimming of the US’ deficit in its trade with Japan, tariffs against Tokyo cannot be discounted, analysts say.
Japan's business community expresses relief after the Ishiba-Trump summit
Uncertainty about the future remains, however, as Trump mentioned his eagerness to eliminate the U.S. trade deficit with Japan.
A Good First Step: Analyzing the Trump-Ishiba Summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba became the second world leader to meet with President Donald Trump in his second term. Ishiba had three goals for this important visit:
Ishiba to Trump: Japan to invest an ‘unprecedented’ $1T in US
After a Japan-US summit meeting in Washington D.C., Japan's prime minister Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention to invest $1 trillion into the United
Ishiba, Trump discuss Alaska LNG exports to Japan at their summit
Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and US President Donald Trump confirmed at their summit on Friday that the US will increase exports of liquefied natural gas to Japan.
Trump says U.S. and Japan ‘talking’ about Alaska energy
The president wants Japan to import liquefied natural gas from Alaska, which has long sought to build a $44 billion pipeline and export facility.
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