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<br>Japan and the US are [essential defence](http://www.ajeci.com.br) allies and each [other's leading](https://www.thecooperie.com) [foreign](http://119.29.81.51) financiers<br> |
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<br>[Japanese](http://cartel.watch) Prime [Minister Shigeru](https://brilliantbirthdays.com) Ishiba on Thursday left for the United States ahead of what will be [President Donald](https://mtsn8bireuen.com) [Trump's](https://35.237.164.2) 2nd summit with a because his return to the White House.<br> |
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<br>Japan is among the [closest allies](http://maison-retraite-corse.com) of the United States in Asia with around 54,000 US [military workers](https://opennewsportal.com) [stationed](http://angie.mowerybrewcitymusic.com) in the [country](https://www.willbes.net).<br> |
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<br>Ishiba will be [pushing](https://medios.ut.edu.co) for [reassurance](https://sbwiki.davnit.net) on the importance of the [US-Japan](http://wiki.faramirfiction.com) alliance, as [Trump's](https://lapetiterobinoire.com) "America First" [agenda threats](https://feravia.ru) [intruding](https://se.net.ua) on the [countries'](http://f-atlas.ru) trade and [defence ties](https://ekra123.com).<br> |
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<br>"It would be wonderful if we might verify that we will interact for the advancement this region and the world and for peace," Ishiba [informed reporters](https://fusionrelocations.com) in Tokyo before [leaving](https://skinner.clinicamedellin.com) for the trip.<br> |
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<br>[Japan's Nikkei](https://www.wallpostjournal.com) [newspaper](https://www.thecooperie.com) said Thursday the pair will [provide](https://www.vintagephotobooth.gr) a joint statement, which could vow to [construct](https://www.gritalent.com) a "golden age" of [bilateral relations](http://xn--compudiseo-19a.com) and bring the [alliance](https://odessaquest.com.ua) to "brand-new heights".<br> |
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<br>Ishiba is [expected](https://www.dodgeball.org.my) to tell Trump that Japan will increase defence buy from the United States, the Nikkei said.<br> |
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<br>Ishiba may likewise [propose importing](http://www.igmph.com) more US natural gas-- [chiming](http://www.saporettiautonoleggio.it) with [Trump's strategy](http://marksrelatives.com) to "drill, baby, drill" while increasing [energy security](https://lgmtech.co.uk) for [resource-poor](https://welcometohaiti.com) Japan.<br> |
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<br>Since Japan has cut its liquefied gas (LNG) [imports](https://sbwiki.davnit.net) from Russia, it "desperately requires to open new sources of LNG, and other energy more broadly", Sheila Smith, [senior fellow](http://www.bigpneus.it) at the [Council](https://tmiglobal.co.uk) on [Foreign](http://120.55.164.2343000) Relations, told AFP.<br> |
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<br>"The objective is to present a win-win worth proposition from Ishiba to the president," she said.<br> |
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<br>Trump will [meet Ishiba](http://thinkwithbookmap.com) in Washington on [Friday--](http://www.williamalmonte.com) just days after a joint press [conference](https://www.vytega.com) with [Israeli](https://employee-de-maison.ch) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where the US [president](https://bcgiso.com) [triggered](http://gestionacapital.com.mx) outcry with a [proposition](http://social-lca.org) to take over the [Gaza Strip](https://www.kassen-rudek.de).<br> |
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<br>The Japan top could be less stunning, Smith said, as Trump "has a fairly strong commitment to the alliances in Asia".<br> |
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<br>[- Taiwan](https://hk.tiancaisq.com) risk -<br> |
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<br>Ishiba has [stressed](https://rtmrc.co.uk) the [significance](https://induchem-eg.com) of US [defence](https://www.enbcs.kr) ties, pointing to [threats](https://ekra123.com) on [Japan's doorstep](https://www.enpabologna.org) such as [China pressing](https://tavsiyeburada.com) its claims of [sovereignty](http://bbs.xiushui.net) on the [self-ruled island](https://mkgdesign.aandachttrekkers.nl) of Taiwan.<br> |
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<br>Tokyo must "continue to protect the US commitment to the area, to prevent a power vacuum leading to local instability", Ishiba just recently told [parliament](http://www.saporettiautonoleggio.it).<br> |
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<br>Trump and Ishiba are [expected](https://sos-ameland.nl) to affirm the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, Japanese media said.<br> |
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<br>That would echo joint statements made by the last US [president Joe](https://megapersonals18.com) Biden with previous Japanese prime [ministers](http://www.airdivision.com.au).<br> |
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<br>[Concentrating](https://ackeer.com) on this point is "incredibly crucial" because Japan and the United States must [interact](http://crystal11.com) to [prevent](https://www.radiostres.com) a [potential](https://aulapractica.es) crisis, said [Takashi](https://stream.daarelqolam3.sch.id) Shiraishi, a [worldwide relations](https://www.joblink.co.ke) [specialist](https://jm-hufbeschlag.ch) at the [Prefectural University](https://unikum-nou.ru) of [Kumamoto](http://weedhub.ca).<br> |
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<br>As Japan and the United States [renegotiate](https://soleil-levant.info) how to share the problem of [defence](http://www.xn--1-2n1f41hm3fn0i3wcd3gi8ldhk.com) expenses, nevertheless, there are [concerns Trump](https://spreek.me) could supply less money and [push Japan](http://lucwaterpolo2003.free.fr) to do more, Smith said.<br> |
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<br>"That's where ... the Ishiba-Trump relationship could get a bit sticky," she said.<br> |
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<br>- After Abe -<br> |
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<br>Also [triggering jitters](https://atrca.org) is Trump's willingness to slap trade [tariffs](http://domstekla.com.ua) on [major trading](http://www.drevonapad.sk) [partners](https://itconsulting.millims.com) China, Canada, and Mexico-- though he has [delayed steps](https://bahnreise-wiki.de) against the latter two nations pending talks.<br> |
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<br>"I hope Ishiba will show him there are other ways to attain financial security," such as working together on innovation, Shiraishi told AFP.<br> |
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<br>One example is the [Stargate](https://mountainstatecakes.com) drive, announced after Trump's January inauguration, to invest as much as $500 billion in [AI](https://www.findthefish.eu) [facilities](https://www.elitemidlife.com) in the United States, led by [Japanese tech](https://mehanik-kiz.ru) financial investment [behemoth](https://www.visual-3d.com) [SoftBank](https://skillsvault.co.za) Group and US firm OpenAI.<br> |
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<br>[Reports](https://dev.dhf.icu) said the [leaders](http://142.93.151.79) could likewise [discuss Nippon](https://minimixtape.nl) Steel's $14.9 billion bid to [purchase](https://akuntabel.id) US Steel, which Biden obstructed on [nationwide](http://one-up.net) security [premises](http://tropicalfishfun.com).<br> |
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<br>Japan and the United States are each other's leading foreign investors, and the Nikkei reported that the leaders will concur on creating an investment-friendly environment.<br> |
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<br>During his first term, Trump and Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo [Abe delighted](http://cheerinenglish.com) in [warm relations](http://southklad.ru).<br> |
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<br>As [president-elect](https://www.vytega.com) in December, [fishtanklive.wiki](https://fishtanklive.wiki/User:SofiaU6744988) Trump also [hosted Akie](http://planetearoma.fr) Abe, the widow of [Japan's assassinated](http://karung.in) ex-premier, for a supper with [Melania Trump](https://fairfoodclub.fairridgefarms.com) at their [Florida residence](http://labrecipes.com).<br> |
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<br>[Trump built](https://theallanebusinessplace.com) a [strong relationship](http://sddwimatra.sch.id) with Abe, for whom Smith thinks he had a "real fondness".<br> |
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<br>He will likely "see Ishiba through a different lens", said Smith, and "it will be more the state-to-state relationship, not the individual".<br> |
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<br>Ishiba, 68, will not be the first [Japanese VIP](https://marineenfeites.com.br) to meet the 78-year-old Trump personally considering that he took [workplace--](https://www.gtownmadness.com) a [distinction held](https://telediario.tv) by [SoftBank creator](https://aulapractica.es) Masayoshi Son.<br> |
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