Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seemed to know just what to say, and not say, during a joint news conference Friday with President Donald Trump. Asked whether his government would retaliate if the U.

At a joint press conference, the U.S. president said Japanese steel company Nippon Steel is dropping its acquisition of U.S. Steel in favor of an investment.

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House on Friday and said the two countries would work to cut Washington's trade deficit with Tokyo amid escalating trade tensions threatening to rupture the global economy.