A Crucial Meeting Between Allies Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday to reinforce the strong alliance between the two nations.

Trump has long felt that Japan and other wealthy allies take advantage of the U.S., racking up big trade surpluses, while paying too little for the cost of American military protection.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday and said the two countries would work to cut Washington's trade deficit with Tokyo amid escalating trade tensions threatening to rupture the global economy.