Trump poised to add Japan stop to upcoming Asia trip

U.S. and Japanese officials are making arrangements for a trip by President Donald Trump to Japan next month, according to two government officials and another person briefed on the matter. A visit to Tokyo, Washington’s closest ally in East Asia and a major partner on trade and security issues, would come as the two countries continue to hash out how to implement their deal over tariffs. It would also mark the Republican president’s first opportunity to meet the successor to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is stepping down. The officials cautioned that no White House trip is official until…