美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)将与日本首相石破茂(Shigeru Ishiba)会晤，这是一次高风险的访问，因为日本是一个在安全和贸易方面依赖美国的重要盟友。
特朗普政府高级官员表示，议程上的首要问题是遏制威胁的军事合作、外国在美国的投资、发展技术的机会和美国的能源出口。
日本首相将寻求与特朗普建立个人联系，并获得特朗普不会对日本征收关税或放弃安全保障的保证。石破茂面临的挑战是驾驭特朗普长期持有的观点，即盟友利用美国，同时没有为美国的军事援助支付足够的费用。
他可能会将目光投向日本前首相安倍晋三，后者在卸任后于2022年遇刺身亡。在特朗普第一次执政期间，安倍利用他与特朗普的私人关系推动日本的利益，避免贸易战。
“能和日本首相石破茂在一起，我感到非常荣幸。他是一个非常受尊敬的人，工作非常出色，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室会见石破茂时说。“我们的关系非常好。我认为我们不会有任何问题。”
高级政府官员暗示，他们将寻求日本以投资美国的形式做出让步和承诺。
“我们都知道特朗普非常关注赤字，”一名政府高级官员表示。“我们欢迎日本在美国的投资，包括在美国制造业的投资。”
“将会有很多关于这个问题的讨论，还有美国的出口，很可能是在能源领域，”这位官员补充道。
日本最大的公司之一软银的首席执行官在过渡期间在Mar-a-Lago拜访了特朗普，最近来到白宫，承诺在未来四年内向美国项目投资1000亿美元，创造10万个就业岗位。
“美国为我们与日本的长期而密切的联盟感到自豪，现在是美日关系的新时代为印度太平洋带来和平与繁荣的时候了。我们两国将继续合作，确保通过我们全方位的军事能力来遏制该地区的威胁。今天，你应该期待特朗普总统和石破茂首相讨论现实的训练演习，并加强我们在国防设备和技术方面的合作，”这位高级政府官员说。
“他们还将讨论外国对美国的投资，以创造高质量的美国就业机会。这位高级政府官员补充说，特朗普总统和总理还将讨论如何提高我们的网络安全能力，加强空间合作，促进开发人工智能和半导体等关键技术的联合商业机会，最后，特朗普总统的目标是将美国的能源出口到世界其他地方。
一名高级官员还指出，美国政府支持与日本和韩国举行三方会谈的努力，并将在这方面保持连续性。
当被问及特朗普是否会要求日本增加国防开支时，这些官员拒绝“提前”讨论。特朗普曾向全球盟友提出过这个问题。
但一名官员补充说，“坦率地说，关于设施和武器的状况以及部署和训练区的谈判一直在进行，因此它们总是在不断调整，以确保联盟最强有力的部署，你知道，我们两国之间的能力以及两国在我们共同安全方面的投资。”
一名高级政府官员补充说，这次访问将是“继续发展我们两国之间长期友谊和关系的机会。”
Trump meets with Japanese prime minister as tariff threat looms large
President Donald Trump is meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in a high-stakes visit for a key ally that depends on the United States for security and trade.
At the top of the agenda is military cooperation to deter threats, foreign investment in the U.S., opportunities to develop technology and American energy exports, according to senior Trump administration officials.
Japan's prime minister will be looking to strike a personal connection with Trump and get reassurance that Trump won't hit Japan with tariffs or abandon its security guarantees. Ishiba faces the challenge of navigating Trump's long-held views that allies take advantage of the U.S. while not paying enough for the cost of American military assistance.
He will likely look to former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated in 2022 after he left office. Abe used his personal relationship with Trump to push for Japanese interests and avoid a trade war during Trump's first administration.
"It's a great honor to be with Prime Minister Ishiba of Japan. He's a highly respected man doing a fantastic job," Trump said as he met with Ishiba in the Oval Office. "We have a fantastic relationship. I don't think we'll have any problem whatsoever."
The senior administration officials hinted they'll be looking for concessions and commitments from Japan in the form of investments in the U.S.
"We all know that Trump pays a lot of attention to deficits," a senior administration official said. "We welcome Japanese investments in the United States, including in the U.S. manufacturing sector."
"There will be a lot of discussion about that, as well as exports from the U.S., most likely in the energy sector," the official added.
The CEO of SoftBank, one of Japan's largest companies, visited Trump at Mar-a-Lago during the transition period and recently came to the White House, promising to invest $100 billion in U.S. projects over the next four years, creating 100,000 jobs.
"The United States is proud of our long and close alliance with Japan, and it's time for a new age of U.S.-Japan relations to bring peace and prosperity to the Indo-Pacific. Our two nations will continue to work together to ensure we deter threats in the region through our full range of military capabilities. Today, you should expect President Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba to discuss realistic training exercises and increase our cooperation on defense equipment and technology," the senior administration official said.
"They will also discuss foreign investment into the United States to create high-quality American jobs. President Trump and the prime minister will also discuss ways to improve our cybersecurity capabilities, increase space cooperation and promote joint business opportunities to develop critical technologies like AI and semiconductors, and lastly, as President Trump aims to unleash American energy exports to the rest of the world," the senior administration official added.
One senior official also noted the administration supports efforts to hold trilateral meetings with Japan and South Korea and that there will see continuity there.
When asked about whether Trump will ask Japan to raise its defense spending, an issue that Trump has raised with allies across the globe, the officials declined to "get ahead" of discussions.
But one official added, "There are negotiations that go on constantly, quite frankly, about the status of facilities and weapons and deployments and training areas, and so they're always constantly being adjusted to ensure the strongest possible deployment of the alliance, you know, the capabilities between the two of us and the investment that both countries are making in our shared security."
One senior administration official added that the visit will be a chance to "continue to develop the long-standing friendship and relationship between our two nations."
