Ahead of Trump meeting, Abe told not to take campaign rhetoric literallyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek reassurances from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on U.S.-Japan ties on Thursday and a senior adviser to Abe said he had been told that campaign remarks calling the alliance into question should not be taken literally. Abe is due to meet Trump in New York on Thursday and is expected to be the first foreign leader to meet the president- elect since his election last week. Trump’s transition team has not responded to requests for comment on the meeting, but an adviser to Trump, speaking anonymously, said this week that Trump would seek to reassure Abe and other Asian allies rattled by his campaign rhetoric. Trump had fanned worries in Tokyo and beyond with his comments on the possibility of Japan acquiring nuclear arms and demands that allies pay more for the upkeep of U.S. forces on their soil or face the possibility of their withdrawal. Katsuyuki Kawai, an adviser to Abe sent to set up the Trump meeting, said he had spoken to several Trump advisers since arriving in Washington on Monday. “I have been meeting with so many top aides to the president-elect and also I have been meeting with the very distinguished senators and congressmen and they unanimously told me that we don’t have to take each word that Mr. Trump said publicly literally,” he told Reuters. Kawai said that among the Trump advisers he had met were Representative Devin Nunes, Senator Tom Cotton, and the presidents of the conservative Heritage Foundation and Hudson Institute think tanks, Jim DeMint and Ken Weinstein. Kawai said the fact that Abe would be the first foreign leader Trump would meet since winning the presidency on Nov. 8 was “a meaningful signal” and Abe’s aim was “to establish the highest level personal ties with the president-elect.” “That meeting will be the first for building up the great personal relationship between two leaders,” he said. “Prime Minister Abe will definitely talk about the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance and that alliance is not only for Japan and the United States, but also for the entire Indo-Pacific region as well as world politics.” A Trump adviser, who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said he expected the meeting to “set the tone” for Trump’s relations with Japan and the region.  “I think the message ... is going to be extremely reassuring,” the adviser said. “I expect he is going to reaffirm his commitments to the alliance and the American commitment to being in the Pacific long-term.” The adviser said Japan’s financial support for U.S. troops in Japan might come up but was unlikely to be a focus. Some diplomats say that until Trump makes key appointments, it will be hard to assess his policies on issues ranging from overseas deployments of U.S. troops, China’s maritime aggressiveness in Asia and North Korea’s nuclear threat. A day before the Trump-Abe meeting, Japanese officials said they had no idea exactly when the meeting would take place, where in New York it will happen, who will be invited or whom to call for answers. Japanese and U.S. officials said on Wednesday the State Department had not been involved in planning the meeting, which has left the logistical and protocol details that normally would be settled weeks in advance still to be determined. “There has been a lot of confusion,” said one Japanese official. Abe, a political blue blood and veteran lawmaker, and Trump, a brash outsider with no diplomatic or government experience, have sharp differences on policy issues such as free trade. But the two may find they have much in common, including pledges to restore their countries’ global stature and a desire to counter a rising China while improving relations with Russia. “Prime Minister Abe and Mr. Trump will have good chemistry,” said Takashi Kawakami, a professor at Tokyo’s Takushoku University. “Both tend to decide and act based on intuition. And both are pragmatists who put their countries’ interests first.” Kawai said Abe considered the U.S. relationship Japan’s most important and that it was essential that it was built on trust. “That is why the prime minister wants to build the highest level personal ties with Mr. Trump,” he said. Some of Trump’s rhetoric suggests an image of Japan forged in the 1980s, when Tokyo was seen by many in the United States as a threat to jobs and a free-rider on defense. His election also has dashed hopes for U.S. approval of a 12-nation trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a linchpin of Washington’s “pivot” to Asia and a pillar of Abe’s economic reforms. But Abe’s personal attitude about defense appears to be viewed more positively in the Trump camp, even if it would like Japan to do more. Since taking office in 2012 Abe has boosted Japan’s overall defense spending while stretching the limits of its pacifist post-war constitution to allow the military to take a bigger global role. “Frankly, the prime minister has been more assertive and forthright in trying to make those changes to Japan’s global posture,” the Trump adviser said. “I think he’s going to get a very receptive audience there.”  Japan agreed last December to boost spending for U.S. forces in Japan by 1.4 percent for the next five years, at an average of 189.3 billion yen  ($1.74 billion) per year. Defence Minister Tomomi Inada has said Tokyo was paying enough. However, defense spending still stands at just over 1 percent of GDP against over 3 percent in the United States. politicsNews
ahead trump meeting abe told take campaign rhetoric literallywashington reuters japanese prime minister shine abe seek assurances donald trump ties thursday senior adviser abe said told campaign remarks calling alliance question taken literally abe due meet trump new york thursday expected first foreign leader meet elect since election last week trump transition team responded requests comment meeting adviser trump speaking anonymously said week trump would seek reassure abe asian allies battled campaign rhetoric trump banned worries tokyo beyond comments possibility japan acquiring nuclear arms demands allies pay upkeep forces soil face possibility withdrawal katsuyuki away adviser abe sent set trump meeting said spoken several trump advisers since arriving washington monday i meeting many top aides also i meeting distinguished senators congressmen unanimously told take word trump said publicly literally told reuters away said among trump advisers met representative devil tunes senator tom cotton presidents conservative heritage foundation hudson institute think tanks jim demand ken weinstein away said fact abe would first foreign leader trump would meet since winning presidency meaningful signal abe aim establish highest level personal ties that meeting first building great personal relationship two leaders said prime minister abe definitely talk importance alliance alliance japan united states also entire region well world a trump adviser want identified authorized speak media said expected meeting set tone trump relations japan region i think message going extremely measuring adviser said i expect going reaffirmed commitments alliance american commitment pacific the adviser said japan financial support troops japan might come unlikely focus some diplomats say trump makes key appointments hard assess policies issues ranging overseas deployments troops china maritime aggressiveness asia north korea nuclear threat a day meeting japanese officials said idea exactly meeting would take place new york happen invited call answers japanese officials said wednesday state department involved planning meeting left logistical protocol details normally would settled weeks advance still determined there lot confusion said one japanese official abe political blue blood veteran lawmaker trump brash outsider diplomatic government experience sharp differences policy issues free trade but two may find much common including pledges restore countries global stature desire counter rising china improving relations russia prime minister abe trump good chemistry said takashi kawakami professor tokyo takushoku university both tend decide act based intuition and dramatists put countries interests away said abe considered relationship japan important essential built trust that prime minister wants build highest level personal ties trump said some trump rhetoric suggests image japan forged tokyo seen many united states threat jobs defense his election also dashed hopes approval trade pact partnership tpp linchpin washington pivot asia pillar abe economic reforms but abe personal attitude defense appears viewed positively trump camp even would like japan since taking office abe boosted japan overall defense spending stretching limits pacifist constitution allow military take bigger global role frankly prime minister assertive fortnight trying make changes japan global posture trump adviser said i think going get receptive audience japan agreed last december boost spending forces japan percent next five years average billion yen billion per year defence minister tommy nada said tokyo paying enough however defense spending still stands percent gdp percent united states politicsnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Ahead of Trump meeting, Abe told not to take campaign rhetoric literallyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek reassurances from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on U.S.-Japan ties on Thursday and a senior adviser to Abe said he had been told that campaign remarks calling the alliance into question should not be taken literally. Abe is due to meet Trump in New York on Thursday and is expected to be the first foreign leader to meet the president- elect since his election last week. Trump’s transition team has not responded to requests for comment on the meeting, but an adviser to Trump, speaking anonymously, said this week that Trump would seek to reassure Abe and other Asian allies rattled by his campaign rhetoric. Trump had fanned worries in Tokyo and beyond with his comments on the possibility of Japan acquiring nuclear arms and demands that allies pay more for the upkeep of U.S. forces on their soil or face the possibility of their withdrawal. Katsuyuki Kawai, an adviser to Abe sent to set up the Trump meeting, said he had spoken to several Trump advisers since arriving in Washington on Monday. “I have been meeting with so many top aides to the president-elect and also I have been meeting with the very distinguished senators and congressmen and they unanimously told me that we don’t have to take each word that Mr. Trump said publicly literally,” he told Reuters. Kawai said that among the Trump advisers he had met were Representative Devin Nunes, Senator Tom Cotton, and the presidents of the conservative Heritage Foundation and Hudson Institute think tanks, Jim DeMint and Ken Weinstein. Kawai said the fact that Abe would be the first foreign leader Trump would meet since winning the presidency on Nov. 8 was “a meaningful signal” and Abe’s aim was “to establish the highest level personal ties with the president-elect.” “That meeting will be the first for building up the great personal relationship between two leaders,” he said. “Prime Minister Abe will definitely talk about the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance and that alliance is not only for Japan and the United States, but also for the entire Indo-Pacific region as well as world politics.” A Trump adviser, who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said he expected the meeting to “set the tone” for Trump’s relations with Japan and the region.  “I think the message ... is going to be extremely reassuring,” the adviser said. “I expect he is going to reaffirm his commitments to the alliance and the American commitment to being in the Pacific long-term.” The adviser said Japan’s financial support for U.S. troops in Japan might come up but was unlikely to be a focus. Some diplomats say that until Trump makes key appointments, it will be hard to assess his policies on issues ranging from overseas deployments of U.S. troops, China’s maritime aggressiveness in Asia and North Korea’s nuclear threat. A day before the Trump-Abe meeting, Japanese officials said they had no idea exactly when the meeting would take place, where in New York it will happen, who will be invited or whom to call for answers. Japanese and U.S. officials said on Wednesday the State Department had not been involved in planning the meeting, which has left the logistical and protocol details that normally would be settled weeks in advance still to be determined. “There has been a lot of confusion,” said one Japanese official. Abe, a political blue blood and veteran lawmaker, and Trump, a brash outsider with no diplomatic or government experience, have sharp differences on policy issues such as free trade. But the two may find they have much in common, including pledges to restore their countries’ global stature and a desire to counter a rising China while improving relations with Russia. “Prime Minister Abe and Mr. Trump will have good chemistry,” said Takashi Kawakami, a professor at Tokyo’s Takushoku University. “Both tend to decide and act based on intuition. And both are pragmatists who put their countries’ interests first.” Kawai said Abe considered the U.S. relationship Japan’s most important and that it was essential that it was built on trust. “That is why the prime minister wants to build the highest level personal ties with Mr. Trump,” he said. Some of Trump’s rhetoric suggests an image of Japan forged in the 1980s, when Tokyo was seen by many in the United States as a threat to jobs and a free-rider on defense. His election also has dashed hopes for U.S. approval of a 12-nation trade pact, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a linchpin of Washington’s “pivot” to Asia and a pillar of Abe’s economic reforms. But Abe’s personal attitude about defense appears to be viewed more positively in the Trump camp, even if it would like Japan to do more. Since taking office in 2012 Abe has boosted Japan’s overall defense spending while stretching the limits of its pacifist post-war constitution to allow the military to take a bigger global role. “Frankly, the prime minister has been more assertive and forthright in trying to make those changes to Japan’s global posture,” the Trump adviser said. “I think he’s going to get a very receptive audience there.”  Japan agreed last December to boost spending for U.S. forces in Japan by 1.4 percent for the next five years, at an average of 189.3 billion yen  ($1.74 billion) per year. Defence Minister Tomomi Inada has said Tokyo was paying enough. However, defense spending still stands at just over 1 percent of GDP against over 3 percent in the United States. politicsNews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ahead trump meeting abe told take campaign rhetoric literallywashington reuters japanese prime minister shine abe seek assurances donald trump ties thursday senior adviser abe said told campaign remarks calling alliance question taken literally abe due meet trump new york thursday expected first foreign leader meet elect since election last week trump transition team responded requests comment meeting adviser trump speaking anonymously said week trump would seek reassure abe asian allies battled campaign rhetoric trump banned worries tokyo beyond comments possibility japan acquiring nuclear arms demands allies pay upkeep forces soil face possibility withdrawal katsuyuki away adviser abe sent set trump meeting said spoken several trump advisers since arriving washington monday i meeting many top aides also i meeting distinguished senators congressmen unanimously told take word trump said publicly literally told reuters away said among trump advisers met representative devil tunes senator tom cotton presidents conservative heritage foundation hudson institute think tanks jim demand ken weinstein away said fact abe would first foreign leader trump would meet since winning presidency meaningful signal abe aim establish highest level personal ties that meeting first building great personal relationship two leaders said prime minister abe definitely talk importance alliance alliance japan united states also entire region well world a trump adviser want identified authorized speak media said expected meeting set tone trump relations japan region i think message going extremely measuring adviser said i expect going reaffirmed commitments alliance american commitment pacific the adviser said japan financial support troops japan might come unlikely focus some diplomats say trump makes key appointments hard assess policies issues ranging overseas deployments troops china maritime aggressiveness asia north korea nuclear threat a day meeting japanese officials said idea exactly meeting would take place new york happen invited call answers japanese officials said wednesday state department involved planning meeting left logistical protocol details normally would settled weeks advance still determined there lot confusion said one japanese official abe political blue blood veteran lawmaker trump brash outsider diplomatic government experience sharp differences policy issues free trade but two may find much common including pledges restore countries global stature desire counter rising china improving relations russia prime minister abe trump good chemistry said takashi kawakami professor tokyo takushoku university both tend decide act based intuition and dramatists put countries interests away said abe considered relationship japan important essential built trust that prime minister wants build highest level personal ties trump said some trump rhetoric suggests image japan forged tokyo seen many united states threat jobs defense his election also dashed hopes approval trade pact partnership tpp linchpin washington pivot asia pillar abe economic reforms but abe personal attitude defense appears viewed positively trump camp even would like japan since taking office abe boosted japan overall defense spending stretching limits pacifist constitution allow military take bigger global role frankly prime minister assertive fortnight trying make changes japan global posture trump adviser said i think going get receptive audience japan agreed last december boost spending forces japan percent next five years average billion yen billion per year defence minister tommy nada said tokyo paying enough however defense spending still stands percent gdp percent united states politicsnews