Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will have his first in-person meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington, Japanese officials confirmed on Tuesday.
Ishiba is expected to visit the United States between Thursday and Saturday and will meet Trump in Washington, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a press conference.
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said in a statement that Ishiba “intends to build a relationship of trust and cooperation” with the Trump administration and “elevate the Japan-U.S. Alliance to new heights.”
According to the MOFA, Ishiba is scheduled to travel from Tokyo to Washington on Thursday, depart from Washington on Friday, and arrive back in Tokyo on Saturday....
