🔗 Share this article Donald Trump Received by Emperor Naruhito Before Meeting New Prime Minister President Donald Trump obtained a royal welcome on the start of the week in Japan, the next stop of a five-day Asia trip which he hopes to conclude with an agreement on a trade war truce with China's leader Xi Jinping. Official Meetings The former president, undertaking his most extensive foreign travel since beginning his term in January, declared deals with four nations in Southeast Asia during the opening phase in Malaysia and is expected to encounter Xi in South Korea on Thursday. The former leader exchanged greetings with officials on the airport runway and gave a few fist pumps, before his chopper carried him away for a nocturnal sightseeing trip of the metropolitan city. His official vehicles was subsequently observed arriving at the emperor's residence, where he encountered Japanese sovereign Naruhito. Financial Deals Trump has obtained a $550-billion investment pledge from the Japanese government in exchange for relief from punishing import tariffs. Japan's recently appointed premier, Sanae Takaichi, is aiming to continue to please Trump with assurances to purchase US utility vehicles, legumes and gas, and declare an deal on vessel manufacturing. Japan's leader, who assumed the role of Japan's initial woman prime minister last week, told Trump that bolstering their international partnership was her "top priority" in a telephonic discussion on Saturday. Additional Developments America and China have reached consensus a framework for a economic arrangement only a short time before the former president and Chinese president Xi Jinping are scheduled to encounter. Treasury secretary the treasury head said the agreement, created on the sidelines of the regional bloc summit in the Malaysian nation on Sunday, would remove the danger of the imposition of complete taxes on Beijing's exports beginning the first of November. Trump has supervised the signing of a truce deal between Bangkok and Phnom Penh on the first day of an regional trip. The US president arrived in Malaysia on the weekend before the regional conference in the capital, Kuala Lumpur. The council of American-Islamic relations has alleged the Trump administration of a "clear insult to liberty of speech" after national border officials detained English correspondent, Sami Hamdi, on Sunday. Donald Trump said he was eagerly awaiting having discussions with Takaichi, a close ally of his passed away associate and golf companion, previous leader the late prime minister, remarking: "I think she'll become great." Public Remarks Additionally, Donald Trump announced he would reject seeking the second-in-command position in the 2028 US election, an idea some of his followers have suggested to allow the Republican president to hold office an further tenure in the White House. "It would be permissible to take that action," Trump said, in an dialogue with journalists on Air Force One. However, he continued: "I would not pursue that. I believe it's too cute. Indeed, I would eliminate that option because it's too cute. In my opinion the citizens would object to that. It's excessively tricky. It would not be - it wouldn't be proper."