Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba became the second world leader to meet with President Donald Trump in his second term. Ishiba had three goals for this important visit:

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba went into his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump amid concerns in Tokyo that Japan could be next in the firing line of US allies after Canada and others.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday and said the two countries would work to cut Washington's trade deficit with Tokyo amid escalating trade tensions threatening to rupture the global economy.

Asian ally says president is 'frightening' on TV but 'sincere' in person

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has praised United States President Donald Trump as a “very sincere and powerful person.” Ishiba made this remark on Friday when asked by reporters about his impressions of Trump since he took office at the White House.

With Donald Trump targeting a trimming of the US’ deficit in its trade with Japan, tariffs against Tokyo cannot be discounted, analysts say.