hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump is beginning the first full day of his visit to japan. mr trump is due to play golf with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, shortly. he s also the first world leader to meet the new emperor. althouthapan is a key us ally in the region, trade is likely to dominate their discussions. the us is keen to negotiate a new trade deal that addresses what it claims is a trade imbalance between the countries. mr trump was greeted warmly as he arrived injapan with his wife, melania, on saturday. but despite those good relations, the key message from his visit is clear. and we really have strengthened the enduring alliance between the united states and japan, it is very special. with this deal, we hope to address the trade imbalance, remove barriers to us exports, and ensure fairness and reciprocity in our relationship. president trump in japan. our correspondent in tokyo, hywel griffith, says there s a lot riding on this visit for both
president trump is beginning the first full day of his visit to japan. mr trump is currently playing golf with the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe. he ll also be the first world leader to meet the new emperor. althouthapan is a key us ally in the region, trade is likely to dominate their discussions. hywel griffith is our correspondent in tokyo. what will japan and what willjapan and the us want to get out of this visit? both sides are keen to nail down a trade deal, it has been something they have been discussing for the last couple of months. for donald trump it is important because he wants to show that his approach of being the dealmaker, talking to countries individually rather than having a big trade pact, is his way of making america great again. he wants to tackle a trade deficit between the us andjapan, tackle a trade deficit between the us and japan, and that is something he mentioned immediately after landing and talking to business leaders here, saying japan h
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