Suga touts Japan-US alliance in first call with Trump

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Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 20. © Kyodo

YUKI FUJITA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga affirmed the importance of the bilateral alliance with the U.S. in his first telephone conversation with President Donald Trump on Sunday.

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