Coverage dated February 5, 2025 to February 6, 2025

President Trump hosts Japanese prime minister Ishiba at White House | LIVE

Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles, on the newest of 2 developments

Ishiba, who took office in October, will be just the second world leader to visit the White House during Trump's new term.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

Feb 6, 2025
Japan’s Ishiba faces balancing act in first meeting with Trump
Headline from Voice of America ·
Feb 7, 2025Newest
President Trump hosts Japanese prime minister Ishiba at White House | LIVE
Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

Read the reports

Reports & sources

20 articles, oldest first.

Voice of America
Japan’s Ishiba faces balancing act in first meeting with Trump (opens Voice of America)
Published Feb 5, 2025
Voice of America's feed description
Meeting comes as Trump ramps up pressure on US allies and partners
Voice of America
Japan’s Ishiba to tread cautiously in first meeting with Trump (opens Voice of America)
Published Feb 5, 2025
Voice of America's feed description
Meeting comes as Trump ramps up pressure on US allies and partners
The Diplomat
Can Japan’s Ishiba Build a Good Personal Relationship With Trump? (opens The Diplomat)
Published Feb 5, 2025
The Diplomat's feed description
Three things to watch at the first Japan-U.S. summit under both leaders.
Fox7 Austin
Live updates: President Trump meets with prime minister of Japan; other developments (opens Fox7 Austin)
Published Feb 6, 2025
Fox7 Austin's feed description
President Donald Trump met with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday for a visit that included a joint news conference Friday afternoon.
Breitbart News
Watch Live: Donald Trump Meets with Japanese Prime Minister (opens Breitbart News)
Published Feb 6, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description
President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday, February 7.
NPR
Japan's Prime Minister Ishiba will push importance of alliance during visit with Trump (opens NPR)
Published Feb 6, 2025
NPR's feed description
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the first Asian leader to visit the second Trump administration. He faces challenges in overcoming President Trump's skepticism toward alliances.
NPR
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to meet with President Trump (opens NPR)
Published Feb 6, 2025
NPR's feed description
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets with President Trump Friday. He faces a challenge in overcoming Trump's long-held skepticism about the usefulness of alliances.
ABC 7 Los Angeles
President Trump hosts Japanese prime minister Ishiba at White House | LIVE (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)
Published Feb 6, 2025
ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description
Ishiba, who took office in October, will be just the second world leader to visit the White House during Trump's new term.
NBC News
Japanese leader arrives in Washington to sell Trump on importance of Asia alliances (opens NBC News)
Published Feb 6, 2025
NBC News's feed description
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday.
Green Field Reporter
Japan's Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)
Published Feb 6, 2025
Green Field Reporter's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn’t skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald Trump. He huddled this week with SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, two executives Trump recently hosted at the White House.
Washington Examiner
WATCH LIVE: Trump meets with Japanese prime minister at White House (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Feb 6, 2025
Washington Examiner's feed description
It is President Donald Trump's first official meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
MyNorthwest
Japan's Ishiba makes a whirlwind Washington trip to try to forge a personal connection with Trump (opens MyNorthwest)
Published Feb 6, 2025
MyNorthwest's feed description
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba didn't skimp on the legwork as he prepared for his first meeting with President Donald Trump.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.