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Ex-President Donald Trump received a regal reception on the start of the week in the island nation, the most recent phase of a five-day Asia trip which he hopes to finish with an arrangement on a trade conflict ceasefire with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

Donald Trump, making his longest journey abroad since assuming the presidency in January, declared deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the initial leg in the Malaysian nation and is projected to encounter Xi in the Korean peninsula on Thursday.

Trump shook hands with officials on the airport runway and gave a several celebratory gestures, before his helicopter transported him for a scenic night tour of Tokyo. His motorcade was afterwards spotted arriving at the emperor's residence, where he had discussions with Japanese emperor Naruhito.

Trade Arrangements

The former president has already won a $550-billion investment pledge from Japan in exchange for respite from punishing import tariffs.

The country's newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is aiming to additionally wow Trump with promises to acquire US light trucks, soybeans and gas, and declare an arrangement on maritime construction.

The prime minister, who became Japan's pioneering female leader last week, told Trump that strengthening their countries' alliance was her "top priority" in a phone conversation on the weekend.

Other Updates

• The US and China have agreed a structure for a commercial agreement only a short time before Donald Trump and Beijing's head Xi Jinping are scheduled to encounter. Treasury secretary the financial leader said the agreement, forged on the sidelines of the ASEAN conference in Malaysia on Sunday, would eradicate the risk of the enforcement of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports commencing the first of November.
• The former president has supervised the signing of a truce deal between the Thai nation and Phnom Penh on the opening day of an Asia tour. The Washington's head landed in Malaysia on Sunday before the regional conference in the main city, Kuala Lumpur.
• The Muslim civil rights group has accused the previous government of a "blatant affront to free speech" after national border officials detained British journalist, Sami Hamdi, on the weekend.

Trump said he was eagerly awaiting meeting Japan's leader, a close ally of his passed away associate and golfing partner, former prime minister Shinzo Abe, remarking: "I think she'll become great."

Political Statements

Additionally, the former president announced he would rule out running for the vice president role in the 2028 US election, an approach some of his supporters have proposed to enable the Republican president to serve an further tenure in office.

"I'd be allowed to pursue that path," Trump said, in an exchange with reporters aboard the official plane.

Yet he stated: "That's not an option. I believe it's too cute. Indeed, I would eliminate that option because it's too cute. I believe the public would disapprove of that. It's too cute. It would not be - it would not constitute right."