US President Donald Trump told reporters yesterday that Japanese Prime Minister Sigeru Isiba will visit the White House next week and is looking forward to their debate.

The meeting of the two leaders is expected to take place on 7 February. The Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun reported Thursday that The discussions will focus on strengthening US -Japan cooperation in the areas of security and economy.

Isiba wants to build a personal relationship with Trump and agree to further strengthen the US -Japan Alliance.

The increase in China’s military power in the Asia-Pacific region in conjunction with policy “America First” (“First America”) The new US president, which requires his country’s allies such as Japan to bear more of the costs for their defense, raise concerns in Tokyo.

The Japanese government is so worried about its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile development program North Korea – Donald Trump had met her leader Kim Jong Un During his first term – as well as to increase Chinese military power, with the backdrop of territorial conflicts between Beijing and Tokyo.

He is also worried about Taiwan, which Beijing considers the province of China and has never ruled out the possibility of using violence to achieve its reunion with the mainland. Sigeru Isiba judged in early October that “Today’s Ukraine may be tomorrow’s East Asia.”