• US President Donald Trump reached Japan for a four-day visit.
• Japanese and US officials hail the relationship between Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as unprecedented.
• The visual highlight is likely to be Trump’s visit tomorrow to the final day of the sumo tournament where he is expected to present the cup to the winner.
• President Trump will meet Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito, who ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne at the beginning of the month following his father’s historic abdication for health reasons.
• The formal diplomatic part of the trip is limited to a short bilateral meeting the two leaders will brief.
• They are also poised to meet families of people abducted by North Korea during the Cold War era to train Pyongyang’s spies.
• President Trump will also address troops at a US base in Japan, highlighting the military alliance between the two allies at a time when tensions are running higher with North Korea after the failure of the Hanoi summit in February.
• US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer is expected to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of the visit.