new york japan prime minister shinzo abe describe donald trump trustworthy leader meet u.s. president-elect thursday get clarity statements trump make campaign cause concern alliance abe speak hastily arrange 90-minute meet trump tower manhattan reporters talk make feel sure build relationship trust would disclose specifics conversation unofficial trump brief entry facebook page accompany photo two men say pleasure prime minister shinzo abe stop home begin great friendship japan leadership nervous future alliance core tokyo diplomacy security trump fan worry tokyo beyond comment possibility japan acquire nuclear arm demand ally pay keep u.s. force soil face possible withdrawal opposition u.s.-led 12-nation trans-pacific partnership tpp free trade pact abe work closely president barack obama tpp trade pact part obama push counter rise strength china pillar abe economic reform alliances function without trust confident president-elect trump trustworthy leader say abe describe talk candid hold warm atmosphere abe give trump golf driver receive golf-wear return japanese officials say photograph take inside ornate meet room trump tower show abe accompany interpreter trump daughter ivanka husband trump adviser jar kushner retire lieutenant general michael flynn senior trump official say thursday offer national security adviser position abe say agree meet trump convenient time cover wide area great depth unclear would happen trump inauguration jan. 20. trump official kellyanne conway tell cbs early thursday deep conversations policy relationship japan unite state wait inauguration back tokyo finance minister taro aso comment meet run long plan mean wavelength go well trump campaign rhetoric suggest image japan forge 1980s tokyo see many unite state threat job free-rider defense trump adviser speak early week however stress positive view credit abe make change frankly prime minister assertive forthright try make change japan global posture say trump brash billionaire real estate magnate abe political blue blood share state desire raise countries global stand support right-wing constituencies abe boost japan overall defense spend since take office 2012. also stretch limit pacifist postwar constitution allow military take big global role japan defense spend though still stand percent gdp compare percent unite state abe expect see obama asia-pacific summit peru weekend hours abe trump meet obama secretary state john kerry japanese foreign minister fumio kishida meet lima discuss paris climate accord deal trump pledge exit diplomats analysts say however good atmospherics hard assess trump policies security issue range overseas deployments u.s. troop china maritime assertiveness north korean nuclear threat trump make key appointments japan 's pm abe meet trump say confident build trust