Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea sought common ground in areas like aging, low birth rates, natural disasters and cultural exchange at a meeting that took place at a time of growing tensions.

The talks in Tokyo followed a rare summit in May in Seoul where the three neighbours--riven by historical and territorial disputes--agreed to deepen trade ties and restated their goal of a denuclearised Korean peninsula.

China, Japan, and South Korea held high-level talks on Saturday in Tokyo to deal with what’s coming from Washington. Trump is back in office, and he’s about to slap new tariffs on April 2. That’s less than two weeks away.