the. the president trump has met with shinds o abe a dozen times. and countless phone calls. why has abe put so much effort into this relationship. >> >> well prime minister abe has put u.s. japanese recommendations, the alliance there as a center piece of his agenda, ana. you're right, abe was the first foreign leader to visit the president after his election. they've spoken. the two leaders have spoken more than 40 times. in fact president trump has spoken to abe more than any other foreign leader. so for prime minister abe it's all about defense, given its close location next to china and north korea. it views the alliance with the united states as very important on defense matters. and of course there is this issue of trade. and the president has made clear that he wants to move down the barriers on agriculture for u.s. agriculture products. and for prime minister abe the focus is on auto tariffs and the threat from president trump to