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Why Japanese PM Takaichi is still keen to roll out the welcome mat for Trump
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Japan. The first report grouped here was at 16 Oct 2026, 00:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Why Japanese PM Takaichi is still keen to roll out the welcome mat for Trump”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Japan’s hopes for a visit by Donald Trump during his trip to Asia next month may be hanging in the balance as relations between China and the United States steadily improve. The US president spent three days in Japan ahead of last year’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, and his meeting…
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Why Japanese PM Takaichi is still keen to roll out the welcome mat for Trump
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