"We hope this visit will aid build strong, trustworthy relations with the fresh US administration and bring the US-Japan alliance to a fresh level," said the spokesperson for the nipponese government. According to the nipponese paper "Nikkei Shimbun", Ishiba will discuss the issue of US gas imports with the fresh president of the United States. Trump announced an increase in the production and export of fossil fuels. Japan has late reduced gas imports from the Russian Federation and is looking for an alternate origin of supply.
