Overview

• Government sources say Washington and Tokyo are arranging a presidential stop in Japan next month.
• The visit would occur before the APEC leaders’ meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Oct. 31–Nov. 1.
• Trump is expected to meet the successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after the Oct. 4 Liberal Democratic Party leadership vote.
• Discussions in Tokyo are tied to implementing the tariff-focused trade framework and to Japanese investment commitments in U.S. industry.
• Plans are not yet official and could change, with Trump also expected at ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur Oct. 26–28 and a meeting with China’s Xi Jinping on APEC sidelines.