remained almost flat near $69 billion. the imbalance with germany narrowed by 13% to just below $65 billion. and the deficit with mexico rose slightly by 4%. japan moved into the number two spot by overtaking germany. increased car exports were the main factor. trump accuses countries it has a trade deficit with for being responsible for american job losses. the trade deficit is just one of the many issues that will be brought up when donald trump hosts japan s prime minister in washington on friday. with uncertainty over the new president s policies, shinzo abe s government is scrambling to plan its strategy. i will be the greatest jobs producer that god ever created. domestic job creation is one of trump s priorities. abe is expected to propose a plan to create growth and jobs in the u.s. that will involve infrastructure investments and other projects. trump has criticized japan s auto market calling it closed. he s also accused the country of manipulating its currency
while the one with japan remained almost flat near $69 billion. the imbalance with germany narrowed by 13% to just below $65 billion. and the deficit with mexico rose slightly by 4%. japan moved into the number two spot by overtaking germany. increased car exports were the main factor. trump accuses countries it has a trade deficit with for being responsible for american job losses. the trade deficit is just one of the many issues that will be brought up when donald trump hosts japan s prime minister in washington on friday. with uncertainty over the new president s policies, shinzo abe s government is scrambling to plan its strategy. i will be the greatest jobs producer that god ever created. domestic job creation is one of trump s priorities. abe is expected to propose a plan to create growth and jobs in the u.s. that will involve infrastructure investments and other projects. trump has criticized japan s auto market calling it closed. he s also accused the country of
finding a way, japan will begin accepting young syrian refugees under scholarship. one year to go. south korea is gearing up for the first winter games to be held in asia in two decades. japan s defense minister has faced a grilling in the diet over her description of what s happening in south sudan, where south defense personnel are on a peace-keeping mission. an opposition law maker wanted to know if she avoided words that could cause problems tons constitution. she said the government shouldn t use terms for the world renouncing article of the constusion a. day later, she was on the defensive. do you avoid using the term fighting because it s problematic under articlet? do you confirm there are fighting takes place? there are clashes of civilians in japan. in july, that were clashes in the exam. they do not combat in legal terms. japan has strict criteria for the sdf taking part in the peace-keeping operations. the restrictions limit areas to where cease fires ha
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