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Former President Donald Trump was given a royal greeting on Monday in the island nation, the next stop of a week-long Asian journey which he aims to cap with an deal on a trade war truce with China's leader Xi Jinping.

Official Meetings

Donald Trump, making his most extensive foreign travel since taking office in the start of the year, declared agreements with four Southeast Asian countries during the initial leg in Malaysia and is expected to meet Xi in Seoul on later this week.

President Trump shook hands with officials on the landing strip and displayed a multiple enthusiastic motions, before his helicopter whisked him off for a nocturnal sightseeing trip of the metropolitan city. His official vehicles was afterwards spotted accessing the emperor's residence, where he encountered Japanese monarch Naruhito.

Economic Agreements

The former president has obtained a $550-billion investment pledge from the Japanese government in as compensation for relief from punishing import tariffs.

Japan's freshly installed prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is aiming to further impress Trump with assurances to acquire US light trucks, agricultural products and fuel, and declare an agreement on vessel manufacturing.

Japan's leader, who was appointed as Japan's first female premier recently, told Trump that bolstering their countries' alliance was her "top priority" in a telephonic discussion on Saturday.

Additional Developments

• America and China have come to terms on a structure for a trade deal mere days before Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping are set to have discussions. The economic official the financial leader said the agreement, created on the sidelines of the ASEAN conference in Malaysia on Sunday, would eliminate the risk of the application of complete taxes on goods from China beginning 1 November.
• The former president has managed the signing of a truce deal between the Thai nation and Cambodia on the first day of an Asian journey. The American leader landed in the Malaysian nation on Sunday before the ASEAN summit in the main city, the metropolitan center.
• The Muslim civil rights group has alleged the former administration of a "blatant affront to free speech" after national border officials arrested English correspondent, Sami Hamdi, on Sunday.

Trump said he was looking forward to having discussions with Japan's leader, a close ally of his late friend and sporting friend, previous leader the late prime minister, remarking: "I believe she'll become great."

Public Remarks

In other, Trump announced he would rule out campaigning for the vice-presidency in the 2028 US election, an idea some of his followers have suggested to permit the GOP leader to serve an further tenure in government.

"I'd be allowed to take that action," Trump said, in an exchange with journalists within the official plane.

But he added: "I wouldn't do that. In my opinion it's too cute. Yes, I would eliminate that option because it's too cute. I think the people wouldn't like that. It's excessively tricky. It isn't - it could not be considered appropriate."