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If security is the foundation of the US-Japan alliance, economics is the lifeblood. After Trump announced tariffs of 25 percent against copyright and Mexico and 10 percent against China, Ishiba’s task was to reassure the president that Japan supported his economic and trade priorities to avoid similar tariffs. The most effective way for the prime minister to reassure Trump was to commit to expanding Japanese imports of American energy, especially liquified natural gas (LNG). Increasing US LNG exports, both from existing sources in the Gulf of America and new sources such as the North Slope of Alaska, has been a priority of Trump and influential senators such as Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Dan Sullivan (R-AK). Tokyo is well positioned to accept American LNG production thanks to Japan’s dominance in LNG shipping, power generation, financing and contracts, and turbines. Japanese firms are well established in Southeast Asia and can support the region’s 4 percent annual energy demand growth. By providing the region with reliable American LNG, the US and Japan can supplant Chinese สล็อต