Society | Nov 05

Important for Japan PM Yoshihide Suga to forge good, personal ties with US president

When US President Donald Trump won his first term in 2016, former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to visit him.

Now, new Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's government will have to forge strong ties with the US, regardless of who wins.


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