A Busy Winter for PM Abe | Tokyo on Fire

Tokyo on Fire!

This week's Tokyo on Fire starts with updates on the Trump-Abe meeting last week. President-elect Donald Trump announced this week that the U.S. would be leaving TPP “on Day 1”. What does this mean for the Japan-U.S. relations? Prime Minister Abe also met Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss trade agreements and… the return of the northern territories? The atmosphere has changed substantially since the U.S. election results and the official visit of to Tokyo might be a little more awkward than expected. As reported in various media in and out of Japan, the country suffered from a 7.4 earthquake this week in the same area that was devastated nearly 6 years ago. This time, however, the response of emergency authorities was swift and efficient. Lastly, with the bilateral Russia-Japan relations cooling, Prime Minister Abe might not be riding on the wave of success that he expected for the potential snap election in January. Will the LDP still call it? Join host Timothy Langley and Michael Cucek in this discussion!