By Tim Kelly, Yukiko Toyoda, John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is considering offering support for a $44 billion gas pipeline in Alaska as it seeks to court U.S. President Donald Trump and forestall potential trade friction,

Trump has set a Saturday deadline to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada to pressure the two largest U.S. trading partners into taking action to prevent illegal migrants and shipments of fentanyl from crossing their borders into the U.S.

The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have invited US President Donald Trump to visit this year for the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombings, officials said Wednesday. Trump did not make the trip during his first term,

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, struggling to stabilize his minority government, says he will seek to maintain regional security and prepare for tough negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump to win his commitment to maintain a strong American presence in the Asia-Pacific.

The mayors emphasized Washington’s key role in reining in the proliferation of nuclear weapons as “tensions continue to worsen” across the globe.

Retail billionaire Solomon Lew was among the first Australians to send Donald Trump a note congratulating him on this week’s inauguration.

Tokyo may be surprisingly more suited to work with Trump — and beat back any exorbitant demands — than it was during his first stint.

This message reaffirming the commitment of the four constituents of the Grouping was extremely important because till then it was unknown how President Trump would react in taking this initiative forward.

President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to beef up security at the southern border that began taking effect hours after he was inaugurated.

New US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani agreed in their first phone call Friday to continue efforts to strengthen the countries’ alliance, Tokyo said. Hegseth – a former infantryman and Fox News personality – was sworn in last weekend,

In their first official dialogue, newly appointed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and his Japanese counterpart Gen Nakatani pledged to strengthen military ties amid growing regional tensions.