Abe Convinced Japan-Bashing Trump ‘Is a Leader We Can Trust’
- Japan premier first leader to hold talks with president-elect
- Trump had sparked Japan fears over trade and security policy
Reading Into Trump's Meeting With Abe
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Donald Trump was a trustworthy leader in comments after his first meeting with the U.S. President-elect, whose statements on trade and security have sparked concern in Japan.
Abe reporters in New York on Thursday night that he had frank discussions in a “warm atmosphere” at Trump Tower. He said he explained his views on a range of issues, but declined to comment on the substance of the talks in a meeting that lasted more than an hour. Abe gave Trump a golf club, and received a golf shirt from the real-estate mogul.