The Japanese government dispatched Taro Aso, a former prime minister and current vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to the United States to meet with presidential hopeful Donald Trump, the South China Morning Post reported on Jan. 18. However, Aso was unable to meet with Trump, as the former president was reportedly too busy with court proceedings, and instead met with Sen. Bill Hagerty, the U.S. ambassador to Japan during Trump's first term.
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