Former Japanese PM Taro Aso meets President Trump in New York
(asia.nikkei.com)
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This happened last week but I thought Trump saying Japan is a "great country" was a nice contrast to the recent Biden-Kishida visit and Biden subsequently shitting on Japan to whimpering applause. Taro Aso was not only prime minister but led several ministries and was friends with Shinzo Abe. I must assume he also wants to build some political capital from this. Here's some video clips. No English except when Trump speaks.
Video says people called the meeting MOSHI-TORA (What if Trump) - preparing for the possibility of a Trump win. Trump is the one who invited Aso, saying Japan needs strong leaders like him to carry on the Abe legacy.
Aso himself is a guy who often gets in trouble with the media for off-the-cuff comments. Most recently he called foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa an obasan (older woman) who is "not particularly beautiful". The media being run by communists doesn't help the situation though.
Top kek that's not even that bad of an insult but I'm sure she clutched pearls that he dared to bite back