TOKYO: With a round of golfing, a custom cap and a hamburger of American beef, President Donald Trump's first travel to Asia started with a style of home.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that, within the days forward, will give approach to high-stakes international relations. The two leaders, who have struck up an not likely but easy rapport, shared an informal lunch and performed 9 holes on the Kasumigaseki Country Club, joined by skilled golfer Hideki Matsuyama.
The low-key time table was once a prelude to the formal talks, a press convention and state dinner deliberate in Tokyo on Monday. Abe might be on the lookout for a united entrance towards North Korea and reassurances that the US will stand by its treaty duties to shield Japan if attacked.
Eager to forge a bond with Tokyo's an important ally, Abe was once one of the vital first global leaders to court docket President-elect Trump. He was once the primary to call Trump after the election, and rushed to New York days later to fulfill the president-elect and present him with a dear, gold Honma golfing driving force. The two men also met at the sidelines of an international summit in Italy this spring and Trump hosted Abe in Florida. White House officers said Trump has spoken with Abe by telephone more than any global leader, aside from British Prime Minister Theresa May.
That bond was once clear on Sunday.
"The relationship is really extraordinary. We like each other and our countries like each other," Trump said Sunday night time prior to dinner with Abe, who for this meal did display Trump conventional delicacies with a teppanyaki dinner. "And I don't think we've ever been closer to Japan than we are right now."
Trump and Abe also exchanged glowing tweets about their golfing. Trump dubbed Abe and Matsuyama "wonderful people," whilst Abe known as it a "round of golf with a marvelous friend."
Abe advised newshounds after the golfing session that the 2 may talk frankly in a comfy surroundings whilst out at the route. He said they were ready to "carry out in depth discussion, at times touching on various difficult issues." A senior White House reliable, briefing newshounds on condition of anonymity, said the pair had mentioned trade and North Korea _ but did not stay score.
From the time Marine One landed at the Kasumigaseki Country Club's driving range, Abe rolled out little touches to make Trump really feel welcome. He offered a hat that had a model of Trump's campaign theme, this time studying "Donald and Shinzo: Make Alliance Even Greater." The two handed up the region's famed Kobe beef in choose of the American model, which is liked by Trump, a famed choosy eater.
When Trump hosted Abe in Palm Beach earlier this 12 months, they performed at certainly one of Trump's Florida golfing lessons. For that day out, Trump introduced along professional golfer Ernie Els, so this time Abe matched him by bringing along Matsuyama, whom Trump described at the airplane trip to Asia as "probably the greatest player in the history of Japan." Abe was once in the back of the wheel of a golfing cart as the 2 men were spotted shifting from hollow to hollow, Trump within the passenger seat smiling and waving at those they handed.
"From the point of view of Abe administration, the personal chemistry that exists between the two leaders is seen as an asset," said Mireya Sollis, chair in Japan Studies for the Brookings Center for East Asia Policy Studies. She said that the Japanese imagine it is already "seeing it pay off," including when Trump agreed to fulfill with the families of Japanese citizens kidnapped by the North Korean regime, an important issue for Tokyo.
Ever since Saudi Arabia delivered a lavish welcome on Trump's first world travel, leaders have attempted to outdo themselves to impress the president, who has confirmed liable to flattery.
Before the game, Trump delivered a speech through which he hailed Japan as a "crucial ally" and warned adversaries to not check America's get to the bottom of.
"Japan is a treasured partner and crucial ally of the United States and today we thank them for welcoming us and for decades of wonderful friendship between our two nations," Trump advised American and Japanese provider contributors at Yokota Air Base at the outskirts of Tokyo.
Though Trump didn't point out North Korea by title right through the speech, the spectre of its guns program will loom massive all over Trump's five-nation Asia travel. The president warned of the results of crossing what he known as the "most fearsome fighting force in the history of our world."
"Together with our allies, America's warriors are prepared to defend our nation using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. No one _ no dictator, no regime and no nation _ should underestimate, ever, American resolve," he advised the troops.
And whilst there's worry within the region about Trump's unpredictable response to the risk posed by Kim Jong Un, Trump made clear he didn't intend to tone down his bellicose rhetoric _ including dubbing Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" _ even whilst in an Asian capital inside reach of the North Korea dictator's missiles.
"There's been 25 years of total weakness, so we are taking a very much different approach," he said, chatting with newshounds on Air Force One.
Trump will even meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sidelines of an upcoming summit in Vietnam.
The easy rapport with Japan may well be strained if Trump takes an aggressive means on trade or the 2 men disagree on how best to means the risk looming in Pyongyang. During his campaign, Trump steered Japan must achieve its personal nuclear guns to shield itself, hinted the US would possibly now not come to the country's protection, and accused Japan of "killing us" on trade. He has dropped that antagonist language almost solely because the election, but tensions remain.
Scott Seaman, a director for Asia of the Eurasia Group, a political chance guide group, famous: "everything is fine with Trump until you tell him no. So far, Abe hasn't told him no."
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomed Trump to Japan Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that, within the days forward, will give approach to high-stakes international relations. The two leaders, who have struck up an not likely but easy rapport, shared an informal lunch and performed 9 holes on the Kasumigaseki Country Club, joined by skilled golfer Hideki Matsuyama.
The low-key time table was once a prelude to the formal talks, a press convention and state dinner deliberate in Tokyo on Monday. Abe might be on the lookout for a united entrance towards North Korea and reassurances that the US will stand by its treaty duties to shield Japan if attacked.
Eager to forge a bond with Tokyo's an important ally, Abe was once one of the vital first global leaders to court docket President-elect Trump. He was once the primary to call Trump after the election, and rushed to New York days later to fulfill the president-elect and present him with a dear, gold Honma golfing driving force. The two men also met at the sidelines of an international summit in Italy this spring and Trump hosted Abe in Florida. White House officers said Trump has spoken with Abe by telephone more than any global leader, aside from British Prime Minister Theresa May.
That bond was once clear on Sunday.
"The relationship is really extraordinary. We like each other and our countries like each other," Trump said Sunday night time prior to dinner with Abe, who for this meal did display Trump conventional delicacies with a teppanyaki dinner. "And I don't think we've ever been closer to Japan than we are right now."
Trump and Abe also exchanged glowing tweets about their golfing. Trump dubbed Abe and Matsuyama "wonderful people," whilst Abe known as it a "round of golf with a marvelous friend."
Abe advised newshounds after the golfing session that the 2 may talk frankly in a comfy surroundings whilst out at the route. He said they were ready to "carry out in depth discussion, at times touching on various difficult issues." A senior White House reliable, briefing newshounds on condition of anonymity, said the pair had mentioned trade and North Korea _ but did not stay score.
From the time Marine One landed at the Kasumigaseki Country Club's driving range, Abe rolled out little touches to make Trump really feel welcome. He offered a hat that had a model of Trump's campaign theme, this time studying "Donald and Shinzo: Make Alliance Even Greater." The two handed up the region's famed Kobe beef in choose of the American model, which is liked by Trump, a famed choosy eater.
When Trump hosted Abe in Palm Beach earlier this 12 months, they performed at certainly one of Trump's Florida golfing lessons. For that day out, Trump introduced along professional golfer Ernie Els, so this time Abe matched him by bringing along Matsuyama, whom Trump described at the airplane trip to Asia as "probably the greatest player in the history of Japan." Abe was once in the back of the wheel of a golfing cart as the 2 men were spotted shifting from hollow to hollow, Trump within the passenger seat smiling and waving at those they handed.
"From the point of view of Abe administration, the personal chemistry that exists between the two leaders is seen as an asset," said Mireya Sollis, chair in Japan Studies for the Brookings Center for East Asia Policy Studies. She said that the Japanese imagine it is already "seeing it pay off," including when Trump agreed to fulfill with the families of Japanese citizens kidnapped by the North Korean regime, an important issue for Tokyo.
Ever since Saudi Arabia delivered a lavish welcome on Trump's first world travel, leaders have attempted to outdo themselves to impress the president, who has confirmed liable to flattery.
Before the game, Trump delivered a speech through which he hailed Japan as a "crucial ally" and warned adversaries to not check America's get to the bottom of.
"Japan is a treasured partner and crucial ally of the United States and today we thank them for welcoming us and for decades of wonderful friendship between our two nations," Trump advised American and Japanese provider contributors at Yokota Air Base at the outskirts of Tokyo.
Though Trump didn't point out North Korea by title right through the speech, the spectre of its guns program will loom massive all over Trump's five-nation Asia travel. The president warned of the results of crossing what he known as the "most fearsome fighting force in the history of our world."
"Together with our allies, America's warriors are prepared to defend our nation using the full range of our unmatched capabilities. No one _ no dictator, no regime and no nation _ should underestimate, ever, American resolve," he advised the troops.
And whilst there's worry within the region about Trump's unpredictable response to the risk posed by Kim Jong Un, Trump made clear he didn't intend to tone down his bellicose rhetoric _ including dubbing Kim Jong Un as "Little Rocket Man" _ even whilst in an Asian capital inside reach of the North Korea dictator's missiles.
"There's been 25 years of total weakness, so we are taking a very much different approach," he said, chatting with newshounds on Air Force One.
Trump will even meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the sidelines of an upcoming summit in Vietnam.
The easy rapport with Japan may well be strained if Trump takes an aggressive means on trade or the 2 men disagree on how best to means the risk looming in Pyongyang. During his campaign, Trump steered Japan must achieve its personal nuclear guns to shield itself, hinted the US would possibly now not come to the country's protection, and accused Japan of "killing us" on trade. He has dropped that antagonist language almost solely because the election, but tensions remain.
Scott Seaman, a director for Asia of the Eurasia Group, a political chance guide group, famous: "everything is fine with Trump until you tell him no. So far, Abe hasn't told him no."
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