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Ex-President Donald Trump was given a imperial reception on the start of the week in Japan, the next stop of a week-long Asian journey which he aspires to cap with an deal on a trade conflict ceasefire with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

Trump, embarking on his longest journey abroad since assuming the presidency in the start of the year, declared agreements with four Southeast Asian countries during the initial leg in Malaysia and is expected to encounter Xi in South Korea on Thursday.

Trump shook hands with dignitaries on the airport runway and gave a few fist pumps, before his aircraft carried him away for a nocturnal sightseeing trip of Japan's capital. His official vehicles was subsequently observed entering the Imperial Palace grounds, where he encountered Japanese emperor Naruhito.

Economic Agreements

Trump has obtained a $550-billion investment pledge from Japan in as compensation for respite from strict customs taxes.

Japan's recently appointed premier, Sanae Takaichi, is striving to further impress Trump with commitments to purchase US pickup trucks, agricultural products and gas, and announce an deal on vessel manufacturing.

Takaichi, who assumed the role of Japan's first female premier recently, told Trump that bolstering their countries' alliance was her "top priority" in a telephonic discussion on Saturday.

Further News

• The US and China have agreed a outline for a trade deal just days before Trump and Chinese president Xi Jinping are due to meet. The economic official the treasury head said the deal, forged on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in the Malaysian nation on Sunday, would eradicate the threat of the imposition of complete taxes on Beijing's exports starting on 1 November.
• The former president has supervised the completion of a truce deal between Thailand and Phnom Penh on the first day of an regional trip. The Washington's head arrived in the Malaysian nation on the weekend before the ASEAN summit in the capital, Malaysia's capital.
• The Muslim civil rights group has alleged the former administration of a "obvious offense to freedom of expression" after government immigration agents apprehended British journalist, the journalist, on the weekend.

The former president said he was anticipating encountering Takaichi, a key partner of his passed away associate and sporting friend, ex-premier the late prime minister, adding: "I think she will prove excellent."

Political Statements

In other, Donald Trump announced he would eliminate campaigning for the second-in-command position in the next election cycle, an concept some of his supporters have suggested to enable the GOP leader to occupy an extra period in the White House.

"I could to do that," Trump said, in an conversation with media members on the presidential aircraft.

However, he continued: "I wouldn't do that. I believe it's overly clever. Yes, I would reject that possibility because it's excessively tricky. I believe the people would disapprove of that. It's excessively tricky. It's not - it wouldn't be right."