Japan’s Former PM Aso to Meet Trump as US Election Looms

  • Aso’s trip follows official visit by Prime Minister Kishida
  • Japan seeks to prepare for both possible election results
Taro AsoPhotographer: Takaaki Iwabu/Bloomberg
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is set to meet former President Donald Trump on Tuesday night in the US, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The visit by Aso, the deputy head of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is the most public sign yet that Tokyo’s positioning for a possible Trump return to the White House, as the ex-president prepares for an electoral rematch against incumbent Joe Biden. TV Tokyo reported the meeting earlier.