Before midday, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko welcomed Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania, at the Imperial residence. “Is that rude to ask?”PhotoIn somewhat gentler terms, Mr. Trump told Mr. Abe that the United States was seeking a new kind of trade relationship. Mr. Trump and Mr. Abe then took seats at a long, low table on a floor covered with straw tatami mats. Japan had tracked the missiles North Korea fired over Japan, Mr. Abe said, and would have shot them down if they had posed a threat to Japanese citizens. “I said, “There’s no way he lands and I don’t see him,’” Mr. Trump said of Mr. Abe.

Source: New York Times November 06, 2017 11:01 UTC