TOKYO - Photos of US President-elect Donald Trump's landmark first talks with a foreign leader show his daughter Ivanka was present, underscoring the family's influence as he readies to take power. Abe told reporters afterwards that the encounter convinced him the US president-elect was someone "in whom I can have great confidence". Ivanka Trump is a key player in her father's business empire and has her own fashion label and jewellery line, and active Twitter and Instagram accounts that nourish her brand. The Tokyo Sports newspaper carried an article headlined "Trump daughter-blonde beauty Ms Ivanka the next ambassador to Japan!?" "I don't think the possibility that Ivanka would be an ambassador to Japan is zero, but it's too early to say," said Yamamoto.

Source: Bangkok Post November 18, 2016 08:48 UTC