Ishiba said his country was the biggest investor in the United States and would step up its spending. The soft-spoken, cigarette-smoking Ishiba had rushed to Washington hoping to

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seemed to know just what to say, and not say, during a joint news conference Friday with President Donald Trump. Asked whether his government would retaliate if the U.

As he welcomed Shigeru Ishiba to the White House, Donald Trump added that he wasn't ruling out the possibility of tariffs against Japan, but believes the issue can be resolved without punitive action.