US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed on Wednesday to start trade talks in an arrangement that, for now, protects Japanese automakers from further tariffs, seen as a major threat to the export-dependent economy.

Trump, Abe agree two-way trade talks, Japan dodges US auto tariffs

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a longtime hardliner on North Korea, said Tuesday he was willing to meet Kim Jong Un after the once reclusive leader's historic summit with US President Donald Trump.

Japan PM Abe open to summit with North Korea's Kim

Modi will be making a big pitch for investments at the?Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit

Modi to have bilateral meeting with Trump at ASEAN summit: Sources

Analysts says North Korea's provocative actions have fanned the fears of Japanese voters, and Abe will use the crisis to justify his call for an early general election

North Korea crisis boosts Japan's hawkish PM: Analysts