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

Did Japan’s Ishiba cosy 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,
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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 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 says US and Japan will work to cut trade deficit as he greets Ishiba
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday and said the two countries would work to cut Washington's trade deficit with Tokyo amid escalating trade tensions threatening to rupture the global economy.
‘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.
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.
China protests Japan's 'negative' stance during Ishiba-Trump talks
BEIJING (Kyodo) -- China said Monday that it has lodged a protest with Japan over Tokyo's "negative" moves related to Beijing ...
Trump, Ishiba mention China in their meeting; passivity seen in Japanese position in US alliance: experts
US President Donald Trump and visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba held their first official meeting in Washington ...
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Ishiba's visit to gratify Washington at cost of neighbors
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba paid his first official visit to the US from Feb 6 to 8, during which he met with US ...
Ishiba Nudges His ‘Little Japan’ Closer to China
Japan’s leader is finally set to meet Trump, three months after the US president’s election victory. Why has he spent that ...
Trump to meet Japan's Ishiba as China trade war simmers
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the first time on Friday as two allies wary ...
Trump strikes deals with Japanese prime minister as he turns the screw on China
President Donald Trump flexed his negotiating skills Friday during his first meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru ...
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 ...
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China’s stunning new campaign to turn the world against Taiwan
This steely new language was a win in America’s long quest to get its allies to show more solidarity with Taiwan. Yet in the ...