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President Donald Trump received a regal welcome on Monday in the island nation, the most recent phase of a five-day Asian tour which he hopes to conclude with an agreement on a trade war truce with Beijing's head of state Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

The former president, undertaking his most extensive foreign travel since assuming the presidency in January, declared deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the initial leg in the Malaysian nation and is anticipated to meet Xi in Seoul on later this week.

Trump greeted with representatives on the airport runway and displayed a several celebratory gestures, before his aircraft carried him away for a scenic night tour of the metropolitan city. His official vehicles was afterwards spotted arriving at the Imperial Palace grounds, where he encountered Japanese emperor Naruhito.

Trade Arrangements

The former president has obtained a $550-billion investment pledge from Japan in as compensation for relief from punishing import tariffs.

The nation's recently appointed premier, Sanae Takaichi, is hoping to further impress Trump with assurances to acquire US pickup trucks, agricultural products and natural gas, and announce an arrangement on maritime construction.

Japan's leader, who was appointed as Japan's first female premier last week, told Trump that reinforcing their international partnership was her "primary focus" in a phone conversation on the weekend.

Other Updates

• The US and China have agreed a structure for a trade deal mere days before Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping are due to meet. The finance chief the treasury head said the agreement, forged on the margins of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations conference in Malaysia on the weekend, would eradicate the risk of the enforcement of 100% tariffs on goods from China starting on the first of November.
• The former president has overseen the execution of a peace arrangement between Thailand and Phnom Penh on the initial day of an regional trip. The Washington's head arrived in Malaysia on the weekend before the ASEAN summit in the capital, Malaysia's capital.
• The Muslim civil rights group has accused the previous government of a "obvious offense to freedom of expression" after federal immigration authorities detained UK reporter, Sami Hamdi, on Sunday.

Donald Trump said he was eagerly awaiting encountering the prime minister, a key partner of his deceased companion and golf companion, ex-premier the late prime minister, stating: "I believe she's going to be excellent."

Political Statements

In other, the former president announced he would rule out seeking the second-in-command position in the 2028 US election, an idea some of his adherents have proposed to permit the conservative head to serve an extra period in office.

"I could to take that action," Trump said, in an dialogue with journalists aboard the presidential aircraft.

But he added: "That's not an option. I think it's overly clever. Indeed, I would reject that possibility because it's overly clever. I believe the people would disapprove of that. It's too cute. It's not - it wouldn't be appropriate."