Japan’s Ishiba Aims to Meet Trump Soon After First Phone Call

Shigeru Ishiba
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By Yoshiaki Nohara and Takashi Hirokawa

November 7, 2024 at 2:43 AM UTC

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said he and Donald Trump agreed to have their first in-person meeting soon, after Trump won his second term as US president in an election Tuesday.

The president-elect is looking forward to talking to Ishiba in person, the Japanese leader said Thursday in Tokyo after the two talked for around 5 minutes on the phone. They are still deciding on a date for the meeting, Ishiba said.