Japan's Ishiba need not worry about rapport with Trump: ex-adviser

U.S. jobs, military bases issue key to engaging president-elect, Ado Machida says

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Ado Machida, now president of Hard Rock Japan, served as director of policy implementation on the transition team for Donald Trump's previous term as U.S. president. (Photo by Satoko Kawasaki)

GAKU SHIMADA and RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba can win over U.S. President-elect Donald Trump by clearly laying out his vision for Japan and by reminding Trump of the jobs Japanese companies have created in the U.S., Ado Machida, who served as director of policy implementation on the transition team for Trump's previous term, told Nikkei.

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