Japan PM Ishiba seeks meeting with Trump this month

Japan PM Ishiba seeks meeting with Trump this month, following Abe example
By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Yukiko Toyoda and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the United States this month, four sources said,
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