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Japan's Abe Hopes Promises On Jobs, Defense Will Temper Trump's Tone On Trade

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2017-02-08T092540Z_1007000001_LYNXMPED170GL_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-USA-TRUMP-JAPAN.JPGBy Linda Sieg and David Brunnstrom TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads to Washington on Thursday hoping promises to help create U.S. jobs and bolster Japan's military will persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to turn down the heat on trade and currency and stand by the decades-old alliance. Japanese officials have been soothed by security assurances from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and others. Some in Tokyo even worry that Trump, a global businessman and author of "The Art of the Deal", might eventually make some sort of pact with rival China that leaves Japan out in the cold.

 

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