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He will likely look to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in 2022 after he left office. Abe used his personal relationship with Trump to push for Japanese interests ...

“It’s a great honor to have you,” said Trump. President Trump had a close relationship with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated in 2022. The current prime minister ...

Image Shinzo Abe, the former prime minister of Japan, with President Trump in 2017. Mr. Abe forged a strong relationship with Mr. Trump through in-person meetings.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York ...

Mr. Trump famously had a close relationship with former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who served from 2012 to 2020 and was assassinated in 2022. • Tom Howell Jr. can be reached at thowell@ ...