Trump Hails Japan Ties in Visit Papering Over Cracks With Ally
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Trump on Japan Ties, China, North Korea and Iran
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President Donald Trump rallied U.S. and Japanese troops to wrap up a four-day state visit that focused more on pageantry than resolving deep differences on trade between the long-standing allies.
On a trip where no major agreement was reached, Trump’s statements were persistently at odds with the Japanese. He said he’s aiming to reach a trade deal by August, while Japanese officials said there was no such talk. After he brushed off North Korean missile tests earlier this month, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called them a violation of United Nations resolutions.