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.
Trump tells Ishiba at the White House that he wants to slash the US trade deficit with Japan
President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump made the comments as he welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House on Friday for their first face-to-face meeting.
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba gifts Trump a golden samurai helmet during White House visit
In return, Trump gave Ishiba a copy of his coffee table picture book “Save America” featuring a cover photo from his first assassination attempt.
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
Donald Trump and Japan’s Ishiba Shigeru make for an odd couple
IN HIGH SCHOOL, Ishiba Shigeru joined the golf club. But he abandoned the sport after entering politics. The elitist hobby did not suit his image as a man of the people from rural Tottori, in Japan’s west (never mind that,
Japan's Ishiba to push importance of alliance during visit with Trump
Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while paying too little for the cost of American military protection.
Japan PM gives Trump golden samurai helmet as gift
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a golden samurai helmet crafted by a company from his home prefecture in western Japan during his visit to Washington for their first summit on Friday,
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An Ishiba-Trump Alliance Agenda
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and President Donald Trump sat down for the first time to discuss the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan PM Ishiba, after meeting Trump, voices optimism over averting tariffs
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher U.S. tariffs, saying ...
Japan’s Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Ishiba will also look to remind Trump — who has proposed tariffs on both friends and foes in an effort to boost American ...
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington
Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington Friday.
Japan, US agree to have FX matters in the hands of finance chiefs, Ishiba says
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he agreed with U.S. President Donald Trump that the two countries will leave ...
'Trump study sessions': How Japan PM's homework paid off
Ishiba's homework paid off. Apart from when Trump mistakenly referred to Nippon Steel as "Nissan", there weren't many ...
No ‘Donald’ or ‘Shigeru’: Leaders’ arm’s-length interactions signal obstacles for US-Japan ties
The two leaders did not call each other by their first names at their first meeting on Feb 7. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Trump touts close Japan ties but pushes for 'even' trade balance
President Donald Trump on Friday pushed Japan to invest in U.S. energy and technology, showered his closest Asian ally with ...