Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba looks on as he speaks during a press conference a day after Japan's lower house election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan October 28, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/Pool/File PHoto
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is trying to arrange a stopover in the United States later this month to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, four sources with knowledge of the matter said.
Late Japanese premier Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to meet with Trump after his victory in the 2016 election and the pair went on to forge a close personal relationship that helped defuse several contentious issues between the allies.
