President Donald Trump plans to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House on Friday for a visit that will include a joint news conference. The agenda for their meeting is expected to include trade and the economic and security threats posed by China and North Korea.

Gulf Coast advocates traveled to Japan to warn lawmakers and financiers about the environmental impact of U.S. LNG.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will visit him next week at the White House and he looks forward to the conversation.