CTV(Japan) Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump have wrapped up their summit in Washington. They discussed several topics, including the tense situation in Iran. Takaichi says she explained to him that there are actions Japan can and cannot take within the scope of Japanese law.
Trump welcomed Takaichi to the White House Thursday morning. Soon after, they went to the Oval Office, where they spoke in front of reporters.
Takaichi Sanae / Japanese Prime Minister
Right now, situations in the Middle East and also the entire world, we are actually experiencing a very severe security environment, and also the global economy is now about to experience a huge hit because of this development. But even against such backdrop, I firmly believe that it is only you, Donald, who can achieve peace across the world. Today, I look forward to having a discussion on how we can cooperate to make our two nations, both Japan and the United States stronger and more prosperous, and I also brought specific proposals to calm down the global energy market.
Donald Trump / US President
I expect Japan to step up, because we have that kind of relationship, and we step up with Japan. I think It’s appropriate that people step up. In the case of Japan, I hear they got more than 90 percent of their oil through the Strait. So that’s a big reason to step up. But, we’re going to have good talks today, and I think mostly about trade. Because they want to do a lot of trade. They’re a tremendous purchaser of our energy, our oil, gas from in particular Alaska.
This was their second face-to-face meeting since last October in Tokyo. Many are paying attention to how Takaichi responds to the situation in the Middle East.
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