Trump arrives in Tokyo at start of state visit
US President Donald Trump touched down Saturday in
Tokyo at the start of a four-day trip to cement ties with Japan and discuss
trade and mounting threats from North Korea.
Trump’s trip will also feature a meeting with
Japan’s new emperor Naruhito, a trip to the sumo and the obligatory round of
golf with fellow fan Shinzo Abe, Japanese prime minister.
Trump and his wife Melania will be the first foreign
state guests to visit Japan and meet with Crown Prince Naruhito after his
elevation to the emperor, the White House said Thursday.
Trump will be in Japan from May 25 to 28 “as the
country’s first state guests following the enthronement of His Majesty Emperor
Naruhito on May 1, 2019,” Trump spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement.
Upon his arrival, Trump said he hopes to address
trade imbalance and ensure fairness and reciprocity in the US-Japan trade
relationship.
He added that he hopes Japanese business leaders significantly
increase their investments in the United States.
