Japan, Trump and Ishiba

Did Japan’s Ishiba cozy up to Trump or was he an effective negotiator at the summit?
While some critics said Ishiba's praise of Trump was excessive, others declared the Washington summit between the two leaders "a success" Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has received mixed reactions back home over his recent meeting with US President Donald Trump,
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.
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,
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
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Trump gives DOGE new marching orders as Japan’s Ishiba tries a little flattery
President Trump was praised by his Japanese counterpart Friday as he handed out new marching orders to Elon Musk and his DOGE team.
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.
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba gifts Trump a golden samurai helmet during White House visit
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,
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 ...
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Japan's Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his meeting with President Donald Trump WASHINGTON -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn't ...
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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 ...
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 ...