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Hello and welcome to World Business Report on the BBC World Service.
We'll bain with you today.
Great as always to have your company on the program coming up.
Today, U.S.
president Donald Trump hosts the Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
for the first time as the two allies wary of China's rise,
work to boost business and security ties.
But given Japan is another country which runs a trade deficit with America, can the two stay on friendly economic terms?
We hear from one business owner who certainly hopes so.
In any case, if Donald Trump is going to impose a tariff against Japan,
and if it's going to be a very high tariff, then I might refrain from looking into US Market.
Also on the program today,
we'll be live at a major meeting of those looking to mine critical minerals in southern Africa.