TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba departs Thursday on a three-day trip to the U.S. for his first summit with President Donald Trump, with an agenda expected to include affirming the importance of stability across the Taiwan Strait.
Prime minister says U.S. shares Tokyo's view on free and open Indo-Pacific

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump will hold their first summit on Feb. 7. (Source photos by Nikkei, AP)
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba departs Thursday on a three-day trip to the U.S. for his first summit with President Donald Trump, with an agenda expected to include affirming the importance of stability across the Taiwan Strait.