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Can Japan’s Ishiba Build a Good Personal Relationship With Trump?
Ishiba will be the second foreign leader – following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – to meet face-to-face with ...
Japan’s PM will need more than just charm to win over Trump this time
The Japanese prime minister will be tested on whether he can make a case for the effectiveness of strength in numbers of ...
The Economist4h
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 ...
Japan Seeks to Preserve Status Quo With Trump. That May Be a Big Ask.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is expected to cite his country’s increased investment in the U.S. and its regional security ...
Japan's 'geeky' PM Ishiba to navigate Trump relations
Days after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo Abe rushed to deliver him a gold-plated ...