TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up a four-day visit to Japan on Tuesday as the first state guest of the Reiwa era. He is the seventh U.S. president to visit Japan as a guest of the nation.
Presidential visits can offer intriguing insight into Washington's diplomatic concerns and its thinking about the relationship with Tokyo. The two countries have often found themselves in something of a paradox. They have often been at odds over trade and other economic issues while remaining closely aligned on security matters.



