One of the destinations President Trump will visit during his trip to Asia is Japan. Here’s what you need to know about his visit to Japan.
President Trump heads to Asia to seek trade deal with China
President Trump is scheduled to fly to Asia for six days and meet with China to negotiate a trade deal.
As the trade war with China over tariffs and the government shutdown continue, President Donald Trump is heading east to Asia with a mission to solve at least one of his problems.
President Trump left the White House on Friday night en route to his first destination, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The president’s overseas trip comes as the government enters its 25th day with no deal in sight. The second longest shutdown in U.S. history is about a week and a half away from breaking the record set during President Trump’s first term (36 days).
Aside from a closed government, President Trump also faces retaliatory tariffs from China after he threatened to impose nearly triple tariffs on Chinese imports on November 1 unless the country reaches a new trade deal with the country.
One of the destinations President Trump will visit during his trip to Asia is Japan. Here’s what you need to know about his visit to Japan.
When will Trump go to Japan?
Japan is scheduled to be the second of the three Asian countries that President Trump will visit. The President’s visit will begin on Sunday, October 26th in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and the President is scheduled to arrive in Japan on Monday, October 27th.
In Japan, President Trump is scheduled to meet with Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on the morning of Tuesday, October 28 local time.
Takaichi is the first female prime minister in Japan’s history and is a hardline conservative. The 64-year-old is a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). According to NBC News, Takaichi opposes same-sex marriage and opposes changes to Japanese law that would make it easier for married women to keep their maiden names.
At a press conference on Saturday, Takaichi said he had spoken to President Trump.
“I just finished a phone conversation with President Trump. First of all, he warmly congratulated me on my appointment as prime minister. I was very grateful for his kind words,” she said. “I conveyed that strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance is the administration’s top foreign and security policy priority.”
USA TODAY’s Bart Hansen contributed to this report.
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