Trump open to meeting with Japan PM Ishiba in mid-January

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is willing to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in mid-January before his return to the White House, a Japanese government source said Thursday.Japan is looking at the feasibility of such a meeting after it received the message from the Trump side, the source added.If realized, it will be the first in-person talks between the two since Trump won a second, nonconsecutive term in November.Ishiba initially explored the possibility of meeting with Trump on his way back to Japan after a trip to South America in November. But it did not materialize…READ FULL ARTICLE