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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru (center) walks with U.S. President Donald Trump (right) during a visit to the White ...

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru and President Donald Trump sat down for the first time to discuss the U.S.-Japan alliance.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba went into his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump amid concerns in ...

A Crucial Meeting Between Allies Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is meeting with US President Donald Trump at the ...

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while ...

Ishiba, who took office in October, will be just the second world leader to visit the White House during Trump's new term.

Trump pressed for Tokyo to close its $68.5 billion trade surplus with Washington but expressed optimism this could be done ...

What neither Ishiba nor other Japanese officials will discuss publicly is their concern that the U.S. might move away from its commitment to the U.S.-Japan alliance. "The Trump phenomenon is giving us ...

(COMBO) This combination image of two file photos created on February 4 ... Ishiba will be pushing for reassurance on the importance of the US-Japan alliance, as Trump’s “America First” agenda risks ...