Japan is working to arrange a trip for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the United States before mid-February for talks with incoming President Donald Trump, government sources said Sunday.
To lay the groundwork for the summit with the leader of Japan’s most important ally, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said the same day he will attend Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20 and explore a meeting with Sen. Marco Rubio, who has been nominated for U.S. secretary of state and is awaiting Senate confirmation.
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