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President Donald Trump received a royal greeting on Monday in Japan, the latest leg of a week-long Asian journey which he hopes to conclude with an deal on a trade conflict ceasefire with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

Trump, embarking on his most extensive foreign travel since beginning his term in January, declared deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the opening phase in the Malaysian nation and is anticipated to have talks with Xi in the Korean peninsula on later this week.

President Trump greeted with officials on the tarmac and displayed a few fist pumps, before his helicopter transported him for a scenic night tour of Tokyo. His motorcade was subsequently observed accessing the royal compound, where he met Japanese emperor Naruhito.

Trade Arrangements

The former president has already won a $550-billion investment pledge from Tokyo in return for a break from punishing import tariffs.

The country's recently appointed premier, Sanae Takaichi, is striving to further impress Trump with commitments to purchase US pickup trucks, soybeans and gas, and announce an deal on maritime construction.

The prime minister, who assumed the role of Japan's pioneering female leader last week, told Trump that bolstering their countries' alliance was her "top priority" in a phone conversation on Saturday.

Further News

• Washington and Beijing have come to terms on a framework for a commercial agreement just days before Donald Trump and Beijing's head Xi Jinping are due to meet. The finance chief the treasury head said the deal, created on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in Malaysia on Sunday, would eliminate the risk of the imposition of 100% tariffs on goods from China commencing early November.
• The former president has supervised the signing of a truce deal between Thailand and Cambodia on the first day of an regional trip. The US president arrived in the Malaysian nation on Sunday before the international meeting in the capital, the metropolitan center.
• CAIR has accused the former administration of a "clear insult to free speech" after federal immigration authorities detained UK reporter, Sami Hamdi, on Sunday.

Donald Trump said he was anticipating encountering the prime minister, a key partner of his passed away associate and golf companion, ex-premier former PM Abe, adding: "In my opinion she'll become great."

Political Statements

Additionally, Donald Trump announced he would rule out running for the vice president role in the 2028 presidential race, an approach some of his followers have floated to allow the conservative head to occupy an extra period in government.

"I could to take that action," Trump said, in an exchange with journalists on the official plane.

However, he continued: "I would not pursue that. In my opinion it's excessively tricky. Yeah, I would reject that possibility because it's overly clever. I think the people wouldn't like that. It's too cute. It's not - it wouldn't be right."