US President Donald Trump to visit Japan in May

Washington/ Tokyo: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will visit Japan from May 25 to 28, making them the first state guests to meet the Asian country’s new Emperor, the two governments have confirmed. The state visit, which follows the enthronement of Crown Prince Naruhito on May 1, is intended to showcase the closeness of the two countries’ ties, they said.

Talks between Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe are also scheduled, reports Kyodo News Agency. “The fact that Japan will host President Trump and his wife as the first state guests under the new era of Reiwa (to start under the new emperor) symbolises the bond under the unwavering Japan-US alliance,” Japan’s top government spokesman Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference on Friday in Tokyo.

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