Former President Trump Welcomed by Japan's Emperor Naruhito Before Meeting Japan's New Leader

Ex-President Donald Trump was given a royal greeting on Monday in Japan, the most recent phase of a five-day Asian tour which he aims to finish with an arrangement on a trade war truce with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

State Interactions

The former president, embarking on his longest journey abroad since taking office in the start of the year, revealed deals with multiple Asian nations during the initial leg in the Malaysian nation and is projected to have talks with Xi in Seoul on later this week.

The former leader shook hands with officials on the tarmac and gave a few fist pumps, before his helicopter carried him away for a nocturnal sightseeing trip of Tokyo. His convoy was afterwards spotted entering the Imperial Palace grounds, where he had discussions with Japanese monarch Naruhito.

Economic Agreements

Donald Trump has secured a $550-billion investment pledge from Tokyo in return for respite from strict customs taxes.

The nation's freshly installed leader, Sanae Takaichi, is hoping to further impress Trump with promises to acquire US light trucks, legumes and gas, and declare an arrangement on maritime construction.

Takaichi, who became Japan's first female premier in the past seven days, told Trump that reinforcing their bilateral relationship was her "top priority" in a telephonic discussion on Saturday.

Other Updates

• The US and China have agreed a outline for a trade deal mere days before Donald Trump and Beijing's head Xi Jinping are set to have discussions. Treasury secretary the treasury head said the deal, forged on the periphery of the regional bloc summit in Malaysia on Sunday, would remove the threat of the imposition of 100% tariffs on goods from China starting on the first of November.
• Trump has supervised the completion of a truce deal between Thailand and Phnom Penh on the initial day of an regional trip. The US president reached the Malaysian nation on the weekend before the international meeting in the capital, Kuala Lumpur.
• The Muslim civil rights group has accused the previous government of a "clear insult to freedom of expression" after government immigration agents apprehended British journalist, Sami Hamdi, on the weekend.

The former president said he was looking forward to encountering the prime minister, a strong supporter of his passed away associate and golf companion, ex-premier former PM Abe, remarking: "In my opinion she will prove great."

Official Comments

Furthermore, the former president announced he would rule out seeking the vice president role in the next election cycle, an approach some of his followers have suggested to permit the Republican president to occupy an additional term in government.

"I'd be allowed to pursue that path," Trump said, in an exchange with media members on Air Force One.

But he added: "That's not an option. I think it's overly clever. Yes, I would eliminate that option because it's too cute. I think the public wouldn't like that. It's overly clever. It would not be - it would not constitute right."