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Ex-President Donald Trump received a royal reception on the start of the week in the island nation, the latest leg of a five-day Asia trip which he aims to cap with an agreement on a commercial dispute resolution with Beijing's head of state Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

The former president, making his most extensive foreign travel since taking office in the start of the year, announced deals with four Southeast Asian countries during the opening phase in Malaysia and is expected to have talks with Xi in Seoul on Thursday.

President Trump shook hands with officials on the landing strip and offered a few fist pumps, before his aircraft whisked him off for a picturesque evening excursion of Tokyo. His convoy was afterwards spotted accessing the emperor's residence, where he encountered Japanese sovereign Naruhito.

Trade Arrangements

The former president has already won a $550-billion investment pledge from Tokyo in as compensation for a break from strict customs taxes.

Japan's newly elected leader, Sanae Takaichi, is aiming to further impress Trump with assurances to acquire US pickup trucks, agricultural products and fuel, and announce an arrangement on shipbuilding.

Japan's leader, who assumed the role of Japan's first female premier in the past seven days, told Trump that bolstering their international partnership was her "main objective" in a telephone call on Saturday.

Additional Developments

• The US and China have come to terms on a framework for a economic arrangement mere days before the former president and Chinese president Xi Jinping are scheduled to encounter. Treasury secretary the treasury head said the agreement, forged on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting in Malaysia on the weekend, would eradicate the threat of the imposition of complete taxes on Beijing's exports commencing early November.
• Donald Trump has overseen the completion of a peace arrangement between the Thai nation and Cambodia on the initial day of an regional trip. The Washington's head reached Malaysia on the weekend before the regional conference in the main city, Malaysia's capital.
• The council of American-Islamic relations has accused the previous government of a "clear insult to liberty of speech" after national border officials detained UK reporter, the journalist, on the weekend.

Donald Trump said he was eagerly awaiting meeting the prime minister, a close ally of his passed away associate and golfing partner, ex-premier the late prime minister, remarking: "I think she's going to be outstanding."

Political Statements

Additionally, Donald Trump stated he would rule out seeking the vice president role in the 2028 presidential race, an approach some of his supporters have floated to allow the conservative head to serve an further tenure in government.

"It would be permissible to pursue that path," Trump said, in an dialogue with media members within the presidential aircraft.

However, he continued: "I would not pursue that. I believe it's overly clever. Yes, I would reject that possibility because it's too cute. I think the people would object to that. It's excessively tricky. It would not be - it could not be considered right."