U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to visit Japan in May to meet with the country’s new emperor and then return to the country in June for a G20 gathering, a White House official said on Wednesday.
His first visit will likely take place from May 26 to 28, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported earlier on Wednesday, citing Japanese officials. Trump is expected to become the first foreign dignitary to meet with Crown Prince Naruhito after he succeeds his father, Akihito, as emperor of Japan on May 1, NHK said.
Trump will also attend the Osaka meeting of the Group of 20 largest world economies in June, the White House official said.
Trump’s administration has been working with the political leadership of both Japan and South Korea in advance of his summit at the end of the month with North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, as they work to help achieve the U.S. goal of convincing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons. North Korea has threatened to strike all three nations with nuclear weapons.
