Ishiba's fate rests on response to Trump-triggered 'national crisis'

Japan PM must communicate better, reach out to the opposition and make peace with his party

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Feb. 7. © Kyodo

Tobias Harris is the founder of Japan Foresight LLC. He is the author of "The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan."

When Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba spoke to the media about the Trump administration's decision to levy a 24% tariff on all imports from Japan, his frustration was palpable.

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