Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, rattled by Donald Trump's campaign rhetoric that cast doubt on longstanding US alliances, meets the American president-elect on Thursday for talks whose details were arranged only at the last minute. Trump official Kellyanne Conway said on Thursday morning that Abe would meet Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence at Trump Tower in Manhattan at 5pm ET (2200 GMT). "Any deeper conversations about policy and the relationship between Japan and the United States will have to wait until after the inauguration," she told CBS. The Trump adviser who spoke earlier in the week stressed a more positive view. "Frankly, the prime minister has been more assertive and forthright in trying to make those changes to Japan's global posture," he said.

Source: The Star November 17, 2016 17:40 UTC