HOT TRUCKS
On Friday, Takaichi introduced in her first coverage speech that Japan could be spending two per cent of gross home product on defence this fiscal yr.
However Washington, which has round 60,000 navy personnel in Japan, desires Tokyo to spend much more, probably matching the 5 per cent of GDP pledged by NATO members in June.
Most Japanese imports into the USA are topic to tariffs of 15 per cent, much less painful than the 25 per cent first threatened.
However Trump additionally desires Japan to import extra American merchandise, together with rice, soybeans and automobiles, in addition to “sizzling” Ford F-150 pickup vans.
Questions additionally encompass Japan’s dedication to take a position US$550 billion in the USA, as specified of their July commerce deal.
“What I anticipate is that, since he (Trump) is somebody who acts decisively, issues would possibly transfer in a optimistic course for Japan,” stated Tokyo resident Sayaka Kamimoto, 45.
KIM MEETING?
Trump is due within the South Korean port metropolis of Busan on Wednesday forward of the Asia-Pacific Financial Cooperation (APEC) summit, and can meet President Lee Jae Myung.
Trump has additionally fuelled hypothesis that he might meet North Korea’s Kim whereas on the Korean peninsula.
The 2 leaders final met in 2019 on the Demilitarised Zone, the border space separating the 2 Koreas.
“I’d love to fulfill with him if he’d like to fulfill. I bought alongside nice with Kim Jong Un. I preferred him. He preferred me,” Trump stated on Air Drive One.
Requested if he would prolong his journey to allow a gathering, he stated: “Properly, I hadn’t considered it, however I believe the reply could be yeah, I’d, I’d try this, positive.”
