If Japan needed reassurances it was indeed still the US's top ally and friend in the increasingly unstable Asia-Pacific, it got that and then some. But what was striking about the Trump-Ishiba meeting at the White House was what didn't happen.

For the first time in recent years, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has toughened his rhetoric on the problem of the Kuril Islands, the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper drew attention to this. Isiba made his statements last Friday at the "All-Japanese Congress demanding the return of the northern territories.

President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba are holding a joint news conference as part of Ishiba’s visit to the White House on Friday. The two leaders met earlier to discuss issues including trade and the economic and security threats posed by China and North Korea.

At a joint press conference, the U.S. president said Japanese steel company Nippon Steel is dropping its acquisition of U.S. Steel in favor of an investment.

During the Friday meeting, the president plans to cover a range of issues in his meeting with the Japanese prime minister, including Japanese investment in the U.S. economy, and improving cyber security.

President Trump is hosting Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday, the second visit from a foreign head of state after the Israeli PM's visit earlier this week. Around 1:00 pm,

We’re doing it as an investment, no longer a purchase,” Trump said of the U.S. Steel transaction. But it was unclear what that would mean in practical terms and Trump did n

Japan will soon begin importing a record amount of new shipments of American liquefied natural gas, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday. Trump, speaking at a White House press conference after talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba,

Another sensitive issue Ishiba was expected to address in the leaders’ private talkswas Japan’s Nippon Steel’s efforts to win approval for a $14.1 billion acquisition of the

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed optimism on Sunday that his country could avoid higher U.S. tariffs, saying President Donald Trump had "recognised" Japan's huge investment in the U.S.

Alex Gray and Kim Strassel join the ‘America Reports’ panel to preview President Donald Trump’s press conference with Japan’s prime minister.