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Seiji Kihara, the election campaign chief of the Liberal Democratic Party, appeared on Fuji TV's "Sunday Report THE PRIME." He said, "It would be best if they met as soon as possible," in regards to a meeting between Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President-elect Trump, who will be inaugurated on the 20th. On the show, Kihara, Waseda University Professor Mieko Nakabayashi, Toru Hashimoto and others discussed topics such as Japan-US diplomacy. While Trump indicated that he would be willing to meet up until the inauguration and schedules were being adjusted, Prime Minister Ishihara decided to postpone the meeting before his inauguration, and the official meeting is expected to take place after February. Regarding a meeting between the top leaders of Japan and the US, Kihara stated, "It is very important to build a personal relationship of trust early and share basic understandings early. It would be best if they met as soon as possible." Regarding President Biden's order to ban Nippon Steel's plan to acquire the American steel giant US Steel, he said, "It is very unfortunate," and when asked about the national security concerns cited as the reason for blocking the acquisition, he emphasized, "On the contrary, I think the acquisition was necessary from the perspective of economic security." He also touched on the topic of a grand coalition with the opposition parties mentioned by Prime Minister Ishiba, and when asked whether there is a possibility of a coalition depending on the results of the House of Councillors election if cooperation with the opposition parties can be achieved in the regular Diet session scheduled to be convened on January 24, Kihara said, "There are various possibilities depending on what kind of public opinion is shown in the House of Councillors election." #HashimotoToru #KiharaSeiji #Trump #USSteel #GrandCoalition #NotoPeninsulaEarthquake #SundayReportTHEPRIME FNN Prime Onlinehttps://www.fnn.jp/