LOS ANGELES (AP) – After demonstrating the merits of a Japanese-made bullet train to California’s governor, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is heading to a session with Japanese-Americans in an effort to promote expanded trade between his nation and the United States.
At the halfway point of his three-day visit to California, the Japanese leader is attending a Japan-U.S. Economic Forum Friday in Los Angeles where he is expected to announce policies to facilitate U.S. investment in Japan, said Takako Ito, a foreign ministry spokeswoman.
The prime minister, who studied at the University of Southern California’s School of Policy, Planning, and Development, will also meet and show support to Japanese students attending U.S. universities, Ito said.
He is scheduled to attend a reception Friday night with U.S. Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta and actor George Takei among the guests.
On Thursday, Abe gave Gov. Jerry Brown a hint of what it would be like inside a Japanese-made bullet train, displaying a train simulator for the California leader.