Japanese Foreign Minister attends inaugural ceremony for the first time... "Trump values U.S.-Japan relations"

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, who attended U.S. President Donald Trump, said it was very unusual for a Japanese minister to be invited to the inauguration ceremony of the U.S. president, indicating that the Trump administration values U.S.-Japan relations.

Speaking to reporters after attending the inauguration in the central hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, Iwaya said the inauguration felt very solemn.

Foreign Minister Iwaya said he would work closely with the Trump administration, stressing that the most important thing is to increase the alliance's coping ability and deterrence, and that the U.S. and Japan agree on China's actions, North Korea's nuclear and missile, and abduction issues.