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President Donald Trump spoke to a group of highly respected Japanese businessmen during his visit to Tokyo this week, amid Japan’s multi-billion-dollar commitment to invest in the U.S. and new agreements between the two nations.
“It’s an honor to be with you,” President Trump said, looking across a room filled with “tremendously successful, great businessmen.”
The event was held at the home of the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, George Glass, and featured a delectable dinner menu. According to Bloomberg, featured dinner items included vegetable spring rolls, stuffed pasta, and apple crumble tarts.
The president noted that “so many of the leaders that I’ve met” and people in the room “are the living embodiment of the U.S.-Japan economic partnership that we’re taking to even greater heights.”
He also thanked SoftBank – a Japanese investment holding company – and its massive commitment to invest in the United States. Earlier this year, the company pledged to invest at least $50 billion into the U.S, per RSBN.
According to the White House, the president has secured at least $550 billion in commitments from Japan that will revitalize and empower the alliance between the two nations.
The president also inked a critical minerals and rare earths deal with Japan this week, along with a bilateral agreement to cement a “Golden Age” for the U.S.-Japan alliance through strategic investments and teamwork.
“I’m thrilled that so many Japanese investors recognize that people from all over the world are now discovering that the United States is hot,” President Trump said.
He also said the United States would continue to invest in shipbuilding, something he spoke fondly of when reflecting on the ship manufacturing capabilities of the U.S. during World War II.
“We’re going to be heavy into the ship building,” he promised.