tokyo every american president favorite foreign leader donald trump seem japanese prime minister shinzo abe two leaders toast bromance monday wrap two days golf burgers serious talk trade north korea two men meet face-to-face six time since trump elect u.s. president year ago 16 telephone conversations play golf twice trump mar-a-lago resort florida sunday outside tokyo abe recall grandfather then-premier nobusuke kishi president dwight d. eisenhower begin tradition u.s.-japan golf diplomacy 60 years ago play golf two time person must favorite guy abe say ahead formal banquet trump monday add never two japanese american leaders forge close bond one year abe first foreign leader meet trump election last november win catch tokyo guard many expect democratic party candidate hillary clinton win worry trump america first rhetoric trump tell dinner guests protocol reason meet foreign leader inauguration try call abe wave japanese premier already plane new york spend time together enjoy every minute even though abe tough negotiator trump say back soon trump abe hardly u.s. japanese leaders bond ronald reagan yasuhiro nakasone set gold-standard friendly tie leaders two ally back 1980s famously call nickname ron yasu george w. bush junichiro koizumi also bond koizumi 2001-2006 term japanese premier play ball eat bbq bush texas ranch visit elvis presley graceland mansion koizumi croon elvis tune diplomatic experts say personal chemistry abe trump appear real also note forge warm tie way diplomatic necessity japan ultimately rely u.s. nuclear umbrella security trump japan 's abe toast 'bromance two-day summit wrap