Image of the week: After a pleasant visit to our nation's capital, the Japanese PM and his wife installed the beaver-shaped hardware back home—and showed it off on Instagram
A year ago, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s friendliest allies. They golfed together. They wore matching hats that said “Make Alliance Even Greater.” Abe even tried to nominate Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. But last week, Abe’s trip to Washington, D.C., was soured by disagreements on trade—as usual, Trump wanted to make America great at the expense of everyone else, this time aiming at Japan’s auto exports and agricultural protectionism.
Both leaders have long championed the Trans-Pacific Partnership; over the weekend, Trudeau—despite a couple embarrassing gaffes, twice mistakenly saying “China” when he meant “Japan”—spoke proudly of Canadian beef exports to Japan, while Abe talked up Japan’s tech exports to Canada. One item not found among their talking points: a wooden door-knocker Abe picked up as a souvenir.
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