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Ex-President Donald Trump was given a imperial welcome on Monday in the island nation, the latest leg of a week-long Asian journey which he aims to cap with an deal on a trade war truce with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

State Interactions

The former president, making his lengthiest overseas trip since beginning his term in January, announced deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the first stop in Malaysia and is projected to meet Xi in the Korean peninsula on Thursday.

President Trump greeted with officials on the airport runway and gave a few fist pumps, before his aircraft whisked him off for a picturesque evening excursion of Japan's capital. His official vehicles was later seen accessing the royal compound, where he had discussions with Japanese monarch Naruhito.

Financial Deals

Trump has secured a $550-billion investment pledge from Japan in return for a break from heavy trade duties.

Japan's recently appointed prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is hoping to further impress Trump with promises to acquire US utility vehicles, legumes and fuel, and announce an agreement on shipbuilding.

Takaichi, who assumed the role of Japan's first female premier last week, told Trump that reinforcing their bilateral relationship was her "primary focus" in a telephonic discussion on the weekend.

Other Updates

• The US and China have reached consensus a structure for a trade deal just days before Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping are due to meet. The economic official Scott Bessent said the deal, forged on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations meeting in the Malaysian nation on Sunday, would eradicate the threat of the enforcement of 100% tariffs on Chinese imports starting on the first of November.
• Donald Trump has overseen the signing of a truce deal between Bangkok and Phnom Penh on the first day of an regional trip. The US president reached Malaysia on Sunday before the regional conference in the capital, the metropolitan center.
• The Muslim civil rights group has alleged the previous government of a "obvious offense to liberty of speech" after government immigration agents arrested UK reporter, Sami Hamdi, on the weekend.

The former president said he was looking forward to meeting the prime minister, a close ally of his deceased companion and golfing partner, ex-premier Shinzo Abe, adding: "I think she's going to be outstanding."

Official Comments

Furthermore, the former president declared he would eliminate campaigning for the vice-presidency in the 2028 presidential race, an idea some of his adherents have suggested to enable the GOP leader to hold office an additional term in the White House.

"I could to take that action," Trump said, in an conversation with journalists on the presidential aircraft.

However, he continued: "I wouldn't do that. In my opinion it's excessively tricky. Yeah, I would eliminate that option because it's excessively tricky. I believe the citizens would disapprove of that. It's too cute. It isn't - it would not constitute proper."