Trump hosts widow of Japan's late Shinzo Abe in Florida

Meeting comes after the president-elect snubbed current PM Shigeru Ishiba

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Akie Abe and Melania Trump pose for a photo in Florida, the U.S., on Dec. 15. (Photo from Melania Trump's X account) 

PALM BEACH, Florida (Kyodo) -- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday met with Akie Abe, the widow of slain former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, his wife said.

The former president, who will return to the White House for his second term on Jan. 20, and Melania Trump are believed to have hosted a private dinner for her. It is the first known meeting between Trump and a Japanese individual since he won the Nov. 5 presidential election.

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