Japan's 'geeky' PM Ishiba to navigate Trump relations
by Hiroshi HIYAMA Days after Donald Trump's 2016 election victory, Japan's then-prime minister Shinzo Abe rushed to deliver him a gold-plated golf club, becoming the first leader to visit and setting the tone for a relationship both men said was close. Japan's current, bookish Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is not expected to be able to replicate that storied alliance as he meets the mercurial US president in Washington on Friday. Ishiba is expected to stress Japan's status as the top foreign investor in the United States, and Tokyo's contracts for expensive US military equipment such as missiles. Pundits say Abe's bond with Trump may have shielded Japan from some of the more punishing tendencies of the administration, such as sudden trade wars and pressure to increase financial contributions towards hosting US soldiers.
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