Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba denied trying to curry favor with Trump after calling him "sincere" and "powerful" ...

Mr. Trump famously had a close relationship with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who served from 2012 to 2020 and was assassinated in 2022. Copyright © 2025 The Washington Times, LLC. Click ...

President Donald Trump says he wants to slash the U.S. trade deficit with Japan. Trump made the comments as he welcomed ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has praised United States President Donald Trump as a “very sincere and powerful ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is meeting Trump with two simple priorities: reaffirming the two countries' existing alliance and establishing a "personal relationship of trust." ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba came to the White House on Friday near midday and was expected to spend a little more ...

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday and said the two ...

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are set to give remarks to the press after their White House meeting on Friday. Ishiba, under the shadow of a minority government, is ...

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while paying too little for the cost of American military protection.

The visit by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first major indication of how the Trump administration will handle relations with allies such as Japan and South Korea.

Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington Friday.