Japan PM Ishiba's Donald Trump study sessions pay off at talks

The Japanese prime minister gets much needed reassurances that his country is still America's top ally.

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But what was striking about the Trump-Ishiba meeting at the White House was what didn't happen.

Unlike most of the Trump domestic and global dynamics so far, this was neither controversial nor confrontational.

"On television, he is very frightening," Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters after Friday's meeting.

"But when I met him, he was very sincere, very powerful and strong willed," he added.

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