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I was so excited to see such a celebrity on television in person,
Ishiba told their joint news conference – while saying So they've agreed to invest heavily in U.S. Steel, as opposed to own it,
It is not one-sided. It will be reciprocal. It will be mutually beneficial,
the prime minister said of the newly agreed deal So the Japanese technology will be provided (to U.S. Steel), and the better quality products will be manufactured in the United States,
It is not acquisition, it is investment,
Ishiba said through an interpreter, referring to the current nature of the transaction between Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel We're going to have tariffs, mostly reciprocal tariffs ... and I'm going to be probably meeting on that on Monday ... that's the only fair way to do it
Asked if Japan would also be targeted, Trump said I'm okay with that, sure."
After our meeting today, I'm confident that the cherished alliance between our two countries and others also will continue to flourish long and into the future,
There's a partnership that's long-standing, and the president is committed to, always committed to the security of the United States and our allies,
one senior administration official told the Washington Examiner of Japan's defense spending On television, he is frightening and he has a very strong personality,
Ishiba told reporters through translators when asked about his first impression I'm pleased to say that this week my administration approved nearly $1 billion in foreign military sales to Tokyo,
Trump told reporters Friday during the pair's joint press conference The U.S. would match tariffs to levels charged by each country,
We had a good relationship, and I think it's a very big asset for everybody that I do have a lot with them,
That's a very good answer.
During a meeting at the White House on Friday, when Japanese Prime Minister Shiger There's two foreign heads of state that have been received in the Oval Office,
said Rahm Emanuel, Biden's ambassador to Tokyo The Japanese are definitely thinking of ways to both reduce the deficit and create jobs in the United States in industrial sectors that are of particular interest to Donald Trump,
said Kenneth Weinstein, head of Japan program at Washington's conservative Hudson Institute think tank Our two nations will continue to work together to ensure we deter threats in the region through our full range of military capabilities,
We have a trade deficit of over $100 billion but we’re going to work that out, I think very quickly,
said Trump, who described major investments by Japanese companies and plans to dramatically increase defense spending and to import more American liquified natural gas He’s got the qualities of greatness,
Trump said of the embattled leader, whose governing coalition just collapsed We will have relations with North Korea, with Kim Jong Un,