1. US President-elect Donald Trump has saic that a meeting with Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru could take place before his inauguration if that is the wish of the Japanese side. Trump spoke to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Monday. It was his first news conference since the November presidential election. 2. US President-elect Donald Trump announced on social media on Monday that he has picked George Glass to be the next US ambassador to Japan. Trump said that as a former investment bank president, Glass will bring his business acumen to the ambassadorial role. Trump also introduced Glass as having been the US ambassador to Portugal during his first term.
3. US President-elect Donald Trump has announced that Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank Group will invest $100 billion to boost the economy and create at least 100,000 jobs. Trump made the announcement at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday. He was joined by SoftBank CEO Son Masayoshi.
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