Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his meeting with President Donald Trump WASHINGTON ... that the U.S. and Japan stay on solid footing ...

“It will be our first face-to-face talks, so I would like to focus on building a personal relationship of trust between the two of us,” Ishiba told reporters before heading to Washington for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, center, arrives at Joint Base Andrews, near Washington ... said he wants to confirm with Trump that U.S.-Japan cooperation will contribute to the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister ... journey is essential for Ishiba as he looks to ensure that the U.S. and Japan stay on solid footing with the return of Trump and his “America ...

That dynamic comes against the backdrop of the generation-defining global competition between Washington and Beijing, with communist forces in Japan trying to pull their country away from America ...

The comments come as Japan’s new prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba, visited Washington to try to recreate the close relationship Trump had with his predecessor, Shinzo Abe. Trump is now in Florida ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is heading to Washington for his first meeting with President Donald Trump ... Trump had yet to settle into the Oval Office when he held his first meeting with a ...

6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands as he is welcomed to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) WASHINGTON (AP ...